ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses upon Melbourne as an Australian case study and also presents information in Victoria. The policy of acquiring volumes on Ancient Egypt for what is now the State Library of Victoria continued throughout this period but on a much-reduced scale. The shape of his monument resembled more that of the pyramids erected over private tombs of the New Kingdom and the royal burials of Napatan and Meroitic times in the Sudan, rather than a classic Egyptian royal pyramid. The scene of the pyramids appears to be derived from several such images drawn by Roberts, while the Islamic panel may have been inspired by those showing the tombs behind the Cairo citadel. has intimated that Syme was "fascinated by Egyptian architecture and symbolism", but cites no authority for this; the biographies of Syme do not allude to it. Elements of personal preference must also be considered, as in the suitability of Butler's choice for David Syme's memorial.
