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Excerpt from The Temple of Solomon: A Study of Semitic Culture Frontispiece. Reconstruction of Solomon's Temple; Fig. I, - Gold Bas-Relief from Mycenae. (Schliemann, Mycenae, Fig. 423); Fig. 2. - Coin of Paphos. (Gerhard, pl. XLIII, 17); Fig. 3. - Engraved Mirror from Salamis: The Temple of Paphos. (Cesnola, Salaminia, Fig. 56); Fig. 4. - Silver Coin of Vespasian: The Temple of Paphos. (Brit. Mus. Cat., pl. XV); Fig. 5. - British Museum Gem. (Brit. Mus. Cat., pi. XXV); Fig. 6. - Coin of Biblos. (Perrot and Chipiez, Hist. of Art in Phœnicia, I, Fig. 19); Fig. 7. - The Temple of Khons. (Perrot and Chipiez, Hist, of Egyptian Art, I, Fig. 208); Fig. 8. - The Sacred Boat or Ark of Egyptian Gods. (Marriette-Bey, Dendérah, IV, plates 67 and 68); Fig. 9. - Map of Solomon's Citadel; Fig. 10. - Ground Plan of the Temple; Fig. 11. - Solomon's Temple: Longitudinal Section; Fig. 12. - Assyrian Gatewey. (Perrot and Chipiez, Chaldea and Assyria, II, pl. 5); Fig. 13. - The Egyptian Gorge or Cornice. (Perrot and Chipiez, Egypt, I, Fig. 67); Fig. 14. - Solomon's Temple: Front Elevation; Fig. 15. - Jachin and Boaz. (Fergusson, Temples of the Jews, Fig. 35); Fig. 16. - Ornamented Pier from Karnak. (Perrot and Chipiez, Egypt, II, 94); Fig. 17. - Model of a Shrine in Terra Cotta. Louvre. (Ohnefalsch-Richter, pl. CXXXIV); Fig. 18. - Phoenician Marble Pillar. (Perrot and Chipiez, Phœnicia, I Fig. 72); Fig. 19. - Phoenician Pillar. (Ohnefalsch-Richter, pl. LXXX) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the va