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flOLY LAND, A3sTD CYPRUS. 6j)
are three winged globes, one above the other; and two sym-
bolic figures, one on each side. It is without ceiling. Be-
hind is an unconnected chamber, excavated from the rock,
and built up with masonry on the inside, very small, and
without sculpture.
The ruins of a portico are to be seen at Garshee *, called
Guerfeh Hassan in Mr. Legh's work, which, from his ac-
count, are highly interesting: they are situated on the west
bank, between Garser}- and Dukkey; opposite to the latter
place, we moored on the 21st of May. I found the desert
bounding both sides of the Nile.
Having crossed from our mooring place on the 22d, I
landed, and skirted the desert for about an hour; treading
often on Roman tiles and bricks; and arrived at the temple
of Dukkey, called by Norden El Guaren. The front faces
the north close to the river, and consists of two pyramidal
moles, with gateway complete : a cornice and torus sur-
round the whole. The dimensions of this front are about
seventy-five feet in length, forty in height, and fifteen in
depth. The walls are without hieroglyphics. In the cornice,
over the gateway, is the winged globe. In each of the moles,
* I was told, by the boatmen, there were only a few stones. I have to re-
gret being induced to believe them.
are three winged globes, one above the other; and two sym-
bolic figures, one on each side. It is without ceiling. Be-
hind is an unconnected chamber, excavated from the rock,
and built up with masonry on the inside, very small, and
without sculpture.
The ruins of a portico are to be seen at Garshee *, called
Guerfeh Hassan in Mr. Legh's work, which, from his ac-
count, are highly interesting: they are situated on the west
bank, between Garser}- and Dukkey; opposite to the latter
place, we moored on the 21st of May. I found the desert
bounding both sides of the Nile.
Having crossed from our mooring place on the 22d, I
landed, and skirted the desert for about an hour; treading
often on Roman tiles and bricks; and arrived at the temple
of Dukkey, called by Norden El Guaren. The front faces
the north close to the river, and consists of two pyramidal
moles, with gateway complete : a cornice and torus sur-
round the whole. The dimensions of this front are about
seventy-five feet in length, forty in height, and fifteen in
depth. The walls are without hieroglyphics. In the cornice,
over the gateway, is the winged globe. In each of the moles,
* I was told, by the boatmen, there were only a few stones. I have to re-
gret being induced to believe them.