 I cannot give an adequate idea of this beautiful and invaluable piece of antiquity, and can only say, that nothing has been brought into Europe from Egypt that can be compared with it. The cover was not there : it had been taken out, and broken into several...  The Family Library (Harper). - Page 1931842Full view - About this book
 | Michael Russell - 1835 - 356 pages
...deceased. I cannot give an adequate idea of this beautiful and invaluable piece of antiquity, a/id can only say that nothing has been brought into Europe...which, we found in digging before the first entrance."* * Belzoni's Narrative of Operations, «t,c. vol. ip 365. Dr. Clarke pronounced the stone of which Me... | |
 | 1842 - 488 pages
...of the funeral procession and ceremonies relating to the deceased, united with several emblems, etc. I cannot give an adequate idea of this beautiful and...which we found in digging before the first entrance." The cost of this unequalled sarcophagus was two thousand pounds; but though it is so elaborately covered... | |
 | Michael Russell - 1842 - 356 pages
...deceased. I cannot give an adequate idea of this beautiful and invaluable piece of an- • tiquity, and can only say that nothing has been brought into...which we found in digging before the first entrance."* * Itelzoni'8 Narrative of Operations, tee. vol. ip 369. Dr. Clarke pronounced the Mone of which the... | |
 | Old Humphrey - 1845 - 298 pages
...of the funeral procession and ceremonies relating to the deceased, united with several emblems, etc. I cannot give an adequate idea of this beautiful and...which we found in digging before the first entrance." The cost of this unequalled sarcophagus was two thousand pounds ; but though it is so elaborately covered... | |
 | Gustaf Clemens Hebbe - 1848 - 592 pages
...inches wide ; its thickness being only two inches, it is transparent when a light is placed within the inside of it. It is minutely sculptured within...which we found in digging before the first entrance."* The sarcophagus was placed over a staircase in the centre of the saloon, communicating with a subterraneous... | |
 | Thomas Cooper - 1854 - 732 pages
...whole of the funeral procession and ceremonies relating to the deceased, united with several emblems. I cannot give an adequate idea of this beautiful and...which we found in digging before the first entrance. The sarcophagus was over a staircase in the centre of the saloon, which communicated in a subterraneous... | |
 | Old Humphrey - 1855 - 304 pages
...of the funeral procession and ceremonies relating to the deceased, united with several emblems, etc. I cannot give an adequate idea of this beautiful and...which we found in digging before the first entrance." The cost of this unequalled sarcophagus was two thousand pounds ; but though it is so elaborately covered... | |
 | James Augustus St. John - 1859 - 396 pages
...of the funeral procession and ceremonies relating to the deceased, united with several emblems, &c. I cannot give an adequate idea of this beautiful and...brought into Europe from Egypt that can be compared to it. The cover was not there ; it had besn taken out and broken into several pieces." Of the tomb... | |
 | Cecilia Lucy Brightwell - 1863 - 332 pages
...of the funeral procession and ceremonies relative to the deceased, united with several emblems, &c. The cover was not there; it had been taken out and...which we found in digging before the first entrance. Belzoni made drawings of the various chambers, took impressions in wax of the figures and hieroglyphics,... | |
 | 1902 - 532 pages
...of the funeral procession and ceremonies relating to the deceased, united with several emblems, etc. I cannot give an adequate idea of this beautiful and...which we found in digging before the first entrance. The sarcophagus was over a staircase in the center of the saloon, which communicated with a subterranean... | |
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