Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . Fig. 69.—Compoundcapital. Fig. 70.—Ornate capitals,Ptolemaic. Nile valley. As we approach the Ptolemaic periodwe find the capitals decorated with groups of datesand of half-unfolded blossoms (fig. 69), while underthe Ptolemies and Caesars the capitalsbecafne wreaths of flowers and leavessymmetrically arranged and painted inthe brightest colours (fig. 70). There isa great variety of designs ; at Edfii,Ombos, and at Philae one might imaginethat the artist had vowed never to repeat
Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . Fig. 69.—Compoundcapital. Fig. 70.—Ornate capitals,Ptolemaic. Nile valley. As we approach the Ptolemaic periodwe find the capitals decorated with groups of datesand of half-unfolded blossoms (fig. 69), while underthe Ptolemies and Caesars the capitalsbecafne wreaths of flowers and leavessymmetrically arranged and painted inthe brightest colours (fig. 70). There isa great variety of designs ; at Edfii,Ombos, and at Philae one might imaginethat the artist had vowed never to repeatthe same pattern on the same side ofthe portico. II. ColuDin with Lotus-bud Capital.—Itis probable that this column originallyrepresented a bundle of lotus-stems, theFig- 71-— buds tied tocrether round the neck by Lotus-bud . r T , r 1 -1 column, Beni lour or five bands to form the jj^^ columns of Beni Hasan consist offour rounded stems (fig. 71), while those of theLabyrinth, the processional hall of Thothmes III.,and of Medamot consist of eight stems with projectingridges on the face of
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