Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . -Speos of Hathor,Abu Simbel. DEIR EL BAHARI. 99 b o a 2. S 2 < -. D • ? I o ?; w . > . > .^..„ i_ > o t^ 2 lOO RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE. court. Here, on the left, is the covered court wheresacrifices were offered to the deceased queen, and onthe right is another court, in which stands the altar,one of the very (qw found m situ in Egypt. It is rect-angular^ made of fine limestone, and measures i6 feetby 13 feet. A flight of ten steps on the western sideleads to the top,
Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . -Speos of Hathor,Abu Simbel. DEIR EL BAHARI. 99 b o a 2. S 2 < -. D • ? I o ?; w . > . > .^..„ i_ > o t^ 2 lOO RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE. court. Here, on the left, is the covered court wheresacrifices were offered to the deceased queen, and onthe right is another court, in which stands the altar,one of the very (qw found m situ in Egypt. It is rect-angular^ made of fine limestone, and measures i6 feetby 13 feet. A flight of ten steps on the western sideleads to the top, which is 5 feet above the pavement,and surmounted by a heavy cornice. Here we havethe cliffs towering above us, and we enter the mountainitself, passing a variety of chambers and recesses, andfinally reach the sanctuary. The temple is surroundedby a retaining wall, finely worked in limestone colonnades of the first court were planted witha variety of trees, of which vestiges still remain.* Atthe south-west corner a shrine of Hathor is hewn outof the rock ; in front of it are two colonnades, theforemost of which is supported on sixteen-sidedcolumns and square
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