. A history of art in ancient Egypt . .temples of Ipsam-boul. In the necropolis of Memphis, and in that of the First 4o6 A History of Art in Ancient Egypt. Theban Empire, its ambition was more easily satisfied. So, too,the first rock-cut temples were of very modest dimensions, Theydate from the eighteenth dynasty. Two of them are to be foundin the neighbourhood of Ipsamboul but on the other side of theriver, one near the castle of Addeh, the other at Feraig. Thelatter was cut by the king Harmhabi (or Armais). It is composed—as also is that of Addeh—^of a hall supported by four columns,two late
. A history of art in ancient Egypt . .temples of Ipsam-boul. In the necropolis of Memphis, and in that of the First 4o6 A History of Art in Ancient Egypt. Theban Empire, its ambition was more easily satisfied. So, too,the first rock-cut temples were of very modest dimensions, Theydate from the eighteenth dynasty. Two of them are to be foundin the neighbourhood of Ipsamboul but on the other side of theriver, one near the castle of Addeh, the other at Feraig. Thelatter was cut by the king Harmhabi (or Armais). It is composed—as also is that of Addeh—^of a hall supported by four columns,two lateral chambers, and a sanctuary. There is an equally smallspeos in Egypt which dates from the same period ; it is the grottoat Beni-Hassan, which, ever since antique times, has been knownas the Speos Artei7iidos. The goddess Sekhet, to which it wasconsecrated, had been identified with the Greek Artemis. It wasbegun by Thothmes III., carried on by Seti I., and seems neverto have been finished. The temple proper is prefaced by a kind.
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