Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . Fig. 108.—Dado decoration, hall of Thothmes III., Karnak. the north and of the south, under one Pharaoh (fig. 105),birds with human arms, seated in adoration over thesign used to denote solemn festivals, or crouchingprisoners, a negro and an Asiatic bound two and twoto a stake (fig. 106). On the ground level, Niles, bothmale and female, either kneel (fig. 107) or advance I lO RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE. majestically in procession, their hands full of fruit andflowers. These are the
Manual of Egyptian archæology and guide to the study of antiquities in EgyptFor the use of students and travellers . Fig. 108.—Dado decoration, hall of Thothmes III., Karnak. the north and of the south, under one Pharaoh (fig. 105),birds with human arms, seated in adoration over thesign used to denote solemn festivals, or crouchingprisoners, a negro and an Asiatic bound two and twoto a stake (fig. 106). On the ground level, Niles, bothmale and female, either kneel (fig. 107) or advance I lO RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE. majestically in procession, their hands full of fruit andflowers. These are the nomes, the lakes and districtsof Egypt, that are shown bringing their produce tothe god. At Karnak in one instance Thothmes the flowers, plants, and animals of the lands con-quered by him sculptured on the lower courses of the. kic-^ Fig. 109.—Ceiling decoration, from tomb of Bakenrenf (Bocchoris),Saqqara, Twenty-sixth Dynasty. walls (fig. 108). The temple ceilings were painted darkblue and sprinkled with five-pointed stars paintedyellow, occasionally interspersed with the cartouchesof the royal founder. Bands of hieroglyphs atintervals broke the monotony of this Egyptian vultures of Nekheb and Uazit, goddesses of the DECORATION. II south and the north, armed with emblems of universaldomination (fig. 109), hover over the central aisle of thehypostyle hall and on the soffits of the doors, abovethe head of the king as he passed to the the Ramesseum, at Edfu, Philae, Denderah,
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