...date-palms, and some like cedars of Lebanon; the leaves and twigs consisted of artfully fastened and coloured tissue; elegant festoons of bluish gauze were stretched...seemed to have transported the sea-shore on to the dry land—for their pale blue ground was strewn with a variety of shells, fishes, and water plants—covered...

...canopy over the throne of the king, decorated with pieces of green and blue glass, mother of pearl, shining plates of mica, and other sparkling objects....rested on each side of it, and formed the arms ; and it was supported on the backs of four Asiatic captives who crouched beneath the weight. Thick carpets,...

...mother-of-pearl, of shining plates of mica, and other sparkling objects. Fig. 75. — Egyptian Thrones. " The throne itself had the shape of a, buckler, guarded...Asiatic captives, who crouched beneath its weight (see Fig. 75)1. Thick carpets, which seemed to have transported the sea-shore on to the dry land —...

...canopied dais let in to the eastern rim of the circle, upon which stood the throne guarded by two lions and supported on the backs of four Asiatic captives who crouched beneath their burden with expressions of intense agony. The ceilings of this hall were vaulted and painted...

...canopy over the throne of the king, decorated with pieces of green and blue glass, mother of pearl, shining plates of mica, and other sparkling objects....rested on each side of it, and formed the arms ; and it was supported on the backs of four Asiatic captives who crouched beneath the weight. Thick carpets,...