The Mummy: Chapters on Egyptian Funereal ArchaeologyUniversity Press, 1894 - 404 pages |
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... feet . His head was small , with large eyes , full cheeks , broad mouth , lips inclined to be full , and square chin . The nose was short and not aquiline . It will be observed , too , that if we add that the Egyptian was dark ...
... feet . His head was small , with large eyes , full cheeks , broad mouth , lips inclined to be full , and square chin . The nose was short and not aquiline . It will be observed , too , that if we add that the Egyptian was dark ...
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... feet in height ; the width of each step is from six to seven feet . The lengths of the sides at the base are : north and south , 352 feet ; east and west , 596 feet , and the actual height is 197 feet . The shape of the pyramid is ...
... feet in height ; the width of each step is from six to seven feet . The lengths of the sides at the base are : north and south , 352 feet ; east and west , 596 feet , and the actual height is 197 feet . The shape of the pyramid is ...
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... feet high , and is built in three stages ; the first is 70 , the second 20 , and the third about 25 feet high . It was never completed . Chufu , or Cheops , the next king of Egypt , is more famous as the builder of the great pyramid of ...
... feet high , and is built in three stages ; the first is 70 , the second 20 , and the third about 25 feet high . It was never completed . Chufu , or Cheops , the next king of Egypt , is more famous as the builder of the great pyramid of ...
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... feet long , the paws are 50 feet long , the head is 30 feet long , the face is 14 feet wide , and from the top of the head to the base of the monument the distance is about 70 feet . Originally there probably were ornaments on the head ...
... feet long , the paws are 50 feet long , the head is 30 feet long , the face is 14 feet wide , and from the top of the head to the base of the monument the distance is about 70 feet . Originally there probably were ornaments on the head ...
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... feet , and if the weight be taken into consideration , and the difficult site , among a crowd of buildings , upon which it was to be set up , it will be easy to judge of the resources and skill of the Egyptian architect and mason of ...
... feet , and if the weight be taken into consideration , and the difficult site , among a crowd of buildings , upon which it was to be set up , it will be easy to judge of the resources and skill of the Egyptian architect and mason of ...
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The Mummy: Chapters on Egyptian Funereal Archaeology Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge Limited preview - 1964 |
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