Antiquities of the Orient unveiled, containing a concise description of the remarkable ruins of King Solomon's temple, and store cities ,together with those of all the most ancient and renowned cities of the East, including Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus, and Shushan . ous structures found here. It is al<tfty tower, fifteen feet square, the principal apart-ment of which is ornamented with four Corinthianpilasters, one on each side, with recesses betweenthem for mummies. Each recess is divided into fivetiers by shelves, only one of which remains in was formerly a large number of m
Antiquities of the Orient unveiled, containing a concise description of the remarkable ruins of King Solomon's temple, and store cities ,together with those of all the most ancient and renowned cities of the East, including Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus, and Shushan . ous structures found here. It is al<tfty tower, fifteen feet square, the principal apart-ment of which is ornamented with four Corinthianpilasters, one on each side, with recesses betweenthem for mummies. Each recess is divided into fivetiers by shelves, only one of which remains in was formerly a large number of mummiesin these sepulchres, but the Arabs have carried themaway and destroyed them in hopes of discoverinm I f^mi. m.
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