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Ornament at the foot of the wall from the Great Temple at Philæ
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Description: They are generally of smaller dimensions in the interior, so that the walls or columns of the same chamber contain several rows of such representations. Between and over them are often found ornamented bands like friezes, and at the bottom of the walls, as in the case of the columns, are introduced more decorations, representing lotus-plants.
Source: A. Rosengarten, W. Collett-Sandars A Handbook of Architectural Styles (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1895) 31
Keywords: egyptian architecture, great temple at philae, great temple of philae, ornament, wall base, adornment, embellishment
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