92 A History of Art in Ancient Egypt. decorated building like the great temple at Karnak, from which our Fig. 68 is taken. The same may be said of the hathoric pier. The example shown in Fig. 69 is taken from the speos of a:1iiliillii;iii;i|!!i!liiliiliili!i!lili!illliiii:'i Fig. 65. — Quadrangular pier ; from Prisse. c 5 I Fig. 67. — Tapering quadrangular pier ; from Gailhabaud. Hathor at Ipsamboul. The lower part of the shaft is covered with inscriptions above which appears a mask of Hathor. 1
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Fig. 68. — Pier with capital from Prisse. Fig. 69. — Hathoric pier ; from Gailhabaud. The form of pier called osiride is still more elaborate and decorative. These piers consist of two parts ; a quadrangular shaft covered with inscriptions, and a colossal statue of the king
