Wilkinson, John Gardner: The Architecture Of Ancient Egypt: In Which The Columns Are Arranged In Orders, And The Temples Classified; With Remarks On The Early Progress Of Architecture, Etc.; With A Large Volume Of Plates Ilustrative Of The Subject, And Containing The Various Columns And details, From Actual Measurement (Text) (London, 1850)

XXU DESCRIPTION OF PLATES.

Fig.

p. 42.) These two plates, v and vn, are arranged in the
same sheet, for convenience sake, there being no room
with Plate vi.

1. Is in the central hall of the temple at Old Koornak, of the

time of Osirei I.

2. Another, from the lateral colonnades of the Memnonium,

of the time of Eemeses II.

3. Another, from the inner area of Medeenet Haboo, of the

time of Eemeses III. The lower end of the shaft, in
this variety, is curved inwards. In figs. 1 and 2, the
breadth of the intercolumniations is given.

Watt VI. '

The second variety of the third order, composed of four,
or more, water-plants; also with the shaft curved at the
lower end. (Vide p. 41.)

1. From the temple of Karnak, of Thothmes III.

2. From the portico of the temple, at Old Koorneh, of

Eemeses II. Both these give the breadth of the inter-
columniations. ( Vide p. 65.)

3. From a rock tomb, at Tel el Amarna, of the " Stranger kings".

4. a, b. Is hewn in the face of the rock at Silsilis, t. Eemeses II.

Above the cornice is a row of asps, with the solar disk on
their heads, c. Is a plan of the same.
The columns of the portico of Hermopolis Magna (Oshmoo-
nayn), destroyed in 1821, were a singular variety of
this order. They were composed of several water-plants,
with a capital like that of fig. 3 ; but, besides the bands
round the neck, were two other sets (each of five bands);
one beneath the ends, that fell perpendicularly below the
bands of the neck, the other set just above the pointed
sheath-ornaments on the curving end of the shaft ; and
between these two lower sets were sculptures (arranged
as in fig. 2), representing the king offering to the Gods.
The plinth was round, with a chamfered edge, as in figs.
1, 2, Plate xi. Having only a drawing of them, I can-
not give their exact dimensions.