Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . ,Tell el Amarna. by an open gallery (fig. 19). The central pavilionoccasionally has the appearance of a tower whichdominates the rest of the building (fig. 20). Thefacade is often decorated with slender woodencolonnades that support nothing, but serve to relievethe severe aspect of the exterior. The decorationof the inner walls was generally very simple. Theywere usually whitewashed or colour-washed andbordered with a polychrome band, but in some WALLS AND CEILINGS. 19 instances
Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . ,Tell el Amarna. by an open gallery (fig. 19). The central pavilionoccasionally has the appearance of a tower whichdominates the rest of the building (fig. 20). Thefacade is often decorated with slender woodencolonnades that support nothing, but serve to relievethe severe aspect of the exterior. The decorationof the inner walls was generally very simple. Theywere usually whitewashed or colour-washed andbordered with a polychrome band, but in some WALLS AND CEILINGS. 19 instances they were elaborately painted with picturedscenes. The ceilings were somctinies white, some-. Fig. 18.—Frontage of house, second Theban period. times decorated with geometric patterns (fig. 21),parti-coloured squares (fig. 22), or other conventional
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