12 .-- Porch of mansion, second Theban period, Fig.

13 .-- Porch of mansion, second Theban period.] Sometimes this was preceded by a pylon-gateway, such as usually heralded the approach to a temple.

Inside the enclosure it was like a small town, divided into quarters by irregular walls.

The dwelling-house stood at the farther end; the granaries, stabling, and open spaces being distributed in different parts of the grounds, according to some system to which we as yet possess no clue.

These arrangements, however, were infinitely varied.