118/124 There was, in fact, an established form of worship provided for statues, and these tables were really altars upon which were deposited sacrificial offerings of meat, cakes, fruits, vegetables, and the like. 110 .-- Table of offerings, Karnak.] [Illustration: Fig. 111 .-- Limestone altar.] [Illustration: Fig.112 .-- Naos of wood in the Museum at Turin.] The sanctuary and the surrounding chambers contained the objects used in the ceremonial of worship. The bases of altars varied in shape, some being square and massive, others polygonal or cylindrical. Some of these last are in form not unlike a small cannon, which is the name given to them by the Arabs. |