Queen M'oo and the Egyptian sphinxРипол Классик, 1972 - 277 pages |
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... symbol of the cracks and crevices made on the surface of the earth by the escaping gases, represented by the dots . . . . , and of small circles, 0, images of volcanoes.“ As to the character it is composed of two letters A, equivalent ...
... symbol of the cracks and crevices made on the surface of the earth by the escaping gases, represented by the dots . . . . , and of small circles, 0, images of volcanoes.“ As to the character it is composed of two letters A, equivalent ...
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... symbol phonetically, it gives us “ the country of the king, which is surrounded by water; ” “ the kingdom in the midst of water.” It will also be noticed that it is placed at the top of the tree, to indicate that that “ tree ” is the ...
... symbol phonetically, it gives us “ the country of the king, which is surrounded by water; ” “ the kingdom in the midst of water.” It will also be noticed that it is placed at the top of the tree, to indicate that that “ tree ” is the ...
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... symbol then reads Luumil ahau, the “ King's country,” the “ kingdom.” But how do you make your rendering accord with the meaning given to the character by Bishop Landa? I fancy I hear our learned Americanists asking; and I answer, In a ...
... symbol then reads Luumil ahau, the “ King's country,” the “ kingdom.” But how do you make your rendering accord with the meaning given to the character by Bishop Landa? I fancy I hear our learned Americanists asking; and I answer, In a ...
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... symbol %, which, with but a slight difl'erence in the drawing, is the same as that% placed in the vertical legend, in an inverted a position, against the trunk of the tree, by which the author has designated the whole country, calling ...
... symbol %, which, with but a slight difl'erence in the drawing, is the same as that% placed in the vertical legend, in an inverted a position, against the trunk of the tree, by which the author has designated the whole country, calling ...
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... symbol of the same. Its name became that of the dynasty of the Maya. rulers, and their totem. We see it sculptured on the walls of the temples and palaces raised by them. In Mayaeh, in Egypt, in China, in India, in Peru, and many other ...
... symbol of the same. Its name became that of the dynasty of the Maya. rulers, and their totem. We see it sculptured on the walls of the temples and palaces raised by them. In Mayaeh, in Egypt, in China, in India, in Peru, and many other ...
Table des matières
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LXHI Javelin Head and Arrow Points found with the Charred | 159 |
Portrait of Queen M60 From a demirelief adorning | 166 |
Portrait of Bishop Lands second Bishop of Yucatan | 169 |
LXVHI Mezzorelievo in Stucco on the Frieze of the Temple | 197 |
Fresco Painting in the Funeral Chamber of Prince Cohs | 222 |
The Lord of the Yucatan Forests From life | 236 |
Part of Facade of the Sanctuary at Uxmal Cosmic | 256 |
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