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 312 A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, section ; it terminates in a chamber which is covered by a vault 1 1 feet 2 inches thick. It was not however in this chamber, but in small lateral grottos that several sarcophagi in granite, basalt, white quartz, &c., were found. The remains of two other wells were traced. This tomb dates from the time of Psemethek I. In the necropolis of Thebes there is a whole district, that of the hill Bl Assassif, where most of the tombs belong to the twenty-sixth dynasty. Their external aspect is very different from that of the Theban sepulchres. The entrance to the subterranean galleries is preceded by a spacious rectangular Fig. 199. — Sectiin in perspective of " Campbell's tomb," from the plans and elevations of Perring. t y///y'^ZiSZl <^';'i-- ;"i ' iii;v ' Amvyyo//X:'A,. Yo. 200. — Vertical section in perspective of the sarcophagus chamber of the above tomb ; compiled from Perring. courtyard, excavated in the rock to a depth of 10 or 12 feet. This court was from 80 to 100 feet long and from /o to 80 feet