Fig. 113.—Pier with Capital. (P. & C.)
Fig. 114.—Hathoric Pier. (P. & C.)
We next come to the octagonal (Fig. 115), and the sixteen-sided pillars (Fig. 116), which are almost Greek in their classic simplicity; the latter is fluted. All forms of Egyptian columns have either square slabs or circular discs as bases, on which the column rests. The two latter mentioned pillars are exceptional, and therefore not typical Egyptian, in having the abacus directly under the architrave; the sixteen-sided pillar is especially Doric-like in this respect, and also in its fluted shaft (Fig. 116).
Fig. 115.—Octagonal Pillar, Beni-Hassan. (P. & C.)
Fig. 116.—Sixteen-sided Pillar; Fluted. (P. & C.)
