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According to Schneider the first two capitals have a similar design. This design exists of four
papyrus flowers bound together. Every flower is decorated with a droplet-shaped ornament and on
each of the sides with a stylised blossom in relief, with seven leafs on each sepal. Another four
papyrus flowers are added on top of the previous four flowers: two bigger examples with droplet-
shaped ornaments and blossom in relief, and two smaller ones, which like the main flower have
droplet-shaped ornaments hanging a bit in front of the flower and which have sepals. The shaft of
the column beneath is made out of the stems of all papyrus flowers together, 25 in total. The
entire bundle is kept together by three horizontal bands (Schneider 1979, 103-104).
According to Raven there are four types of columns: two similar ones in the facade, of which the
right has the Isis-flower. The Isis-flower only occurred between 200 and 250 AD, so it was most
likely added to the temple after the initial construction. two capitals in the second row with a
similar design and two capitals in the third row with designs that differ both from each other and
from the designs of the other rows. They all belong to a composite variety of column designs that
was introduced under the 30
th
dynasty. Jéquier gave different numbers to different types in order
to categorise them. Jéquier indicates that the first three types existed during the Ptolemaic period
and the fourth type was characteristic for the Roman period (Raven 1996, 43-44; Schneider1979,
98; Venit 2008, 94-95).
Fig. 2 The Isis flower on the capital of the right column of the first column row (Schneider 1979, 101)
Fig. 3 Isis flower in detail (Schneider 1979, 16)
Fig. 4 Isis flower in mountain sanctuary (Schneider 1979, 81)