The History of Egypt: From the Earliest Times Till the Conquest by the Arabs, A.D. 640, Volume 2George Bell, 1885 - Egypt |
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... Memphis , under the rule of the Persians . Fig . 20. A drawing from a papyrus in the British Museum , of a lion playing at chess or draughts with a horned ass or unicorn . By the side of 278433 it , for comparison's sake , is placed a copy.
... Memphis , under the rule of the Persians . Fig . 20. A drawing from a papyrus in the British Museum , of a lion playing at chess or draughts with a horned ass or unicorn . By the side of 278433 it , for comparison's sake , is placed a copy.
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... side near the stern , the horse's head of the Phoenicians at the prow , and a shelter for the steersman at the helm . ( From the Roman Coins . ) Fig . 57. A coin of Malta , bearing Osiris between two winged goddesses . British Museum ...
... side near the stern , the horse's head of the Phoenicians at the prow , and a shelter for the steersman at the helm . ( From the Roman Coins . ) Fig . 57. A coin of Malta , bearing Osiris between two winged goddesses . British Museum ...
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... side the head of the hero Antinoüs , with a lotus flower on his forehead ; on the other side Antinoüs on horseback in the character of Mercury . Fig . 81. The rose - coloured lotus , the Nymphæa Indica of Linnæus . Fig . 82. The two ...
... side the head of the hero Antinoüs , with a lotus flower on his forehead ; on the other side Antinoüs on horseback in the character of Mercury . Fig . 81. The rose - coloured lotus , the Nymphæa Indica of Linnæus . Fig . 82. The two ...
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... side of which the goddess Isis is holding up a sail , which is blown towards the lighthouse , and perhaps marks the voyage of the emperor to Alexandria in that year . Fig . 99. Three kinds of Alexandrian handwriting : - 1st . Quick ...
... side of which the goddess Isis is holding up a sail , which is blown towards the lighthouse , and perhaps marks the voyage of the emperor to Alexandria in that year . Fig . 99. Three kinds of Alexandrian handwriting : - 1st . Quick ...
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... side the head of Aurelian with the date of his second year . Fig . 115. A coin of Domitius Domitianus , having on the other side the figure of a young man holding a cornucopia and an eagle standing beside him ; with the inscription ...
... side the head of Aurelian with the date of his second year . Fig . 115. A coin of Domitius Domitianus , having on the other side the figure of a young man holding a cornucopia and an eagle standing beside him ; with the inscription ...
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