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 414 A History of Art in Ancient Egypt. chamber or niche is cut, in which the rock-carved cow of Hathor may^ be seen with a statue between its legs. The other temple is a orreat deal laro-er. Its total length is about i8o feet. The first hall is 60 feet long and 53 wide ; the roof is supported by eight pillars, against each of which a colossal figure 33 feet high is placed. A doorway in the middle of the further side leads to a second chamber not quite so large as the first, and supported by four thick square pillars. Three openings in its furthest side lead Fig. 247. — Perspective of the principal hall in the Great Temple ; from Horeau. to a third chamber, as wide as the second, but only lo feet deep. Through this the innermost parts of the speos are reached ; they consist of three small chambers, those on the left and right being very small indeed, while that in the centre, the adytum, is about 13 feet by 23. In the middle of this chamber was an altar, or table for offerings; at the back of it a bench with four seated statues. The walls of both temples are covered with pictures like those of Luxor, Karnak, and the Ramesseum. They represent