Howard-Vyse, Richard William Howard: Operations carried on at the Pyramids of Gizeh in 1837: with an account of a voyage into upper Egypt, and Appendix (Band 2) (London, 1841)

OPERATIONS CARRIED ON AT GIZEII.

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with marble. The wainscot was painted of a dark blue,
and was ornamented with festoons of flowers, trophies,
and medallions over the door, representing gardens,
kiosks, flower-beds, pyramidal trees, and forts receiving
and returning the salutes of ships-of-war, that were sailing
in irriguous canals — the wretched performances, I was
informed, of Greek artists. The carpenters' work, door
handles, &c, were miserably executed; and the painted
decorations were splashed over with mortar and white-
wash. Yet this was considered a well-finished building;
in fact, in this country, seclusion in the Hareem, and
space and air in the other apartments, are all that is
required.*

July lOtJi.
Reis. 11. Men, 164. Children, 198.

Third Pyramid.—Interior.

-• Clearing the Pavement.

Fourth Pyramid.—Blasting for another Entrance.
Sixth Pyramid.—Removing Stones at northern front.

1 was occupied with Mr. Perring, and with other mat-
ters, this day, at Cairo.

July Uth.
Reis, 11. Men, 102. Children, 19.

Third Pyramid. — Interior.

- Clearing the Pavement.

In the afternoon, I went to the Pyramids with Mr.
Mash ; and near Cafr el Batran, we observed Mr. Raven's

2 The plate, -which represents a lady of Cairo, will give some idea of
the exterior of the principal houses. The manner in which the women
of rank aie carried, and the peculiar sort of saddle (whicli is said to have