Image Dendara & Bes eg075514jhp by Jim Henderson

 
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Images of two important sites north of Luxor near the River Nile but usually visted as an extra tour either by road or a day cruise.
Dendara & Bes eg075514jhp Dendara Temple basilica mammisi Nectanebo Egyptian columns carved Qena photograph located north of Luxor survives as one of the finest examples of the Late Period and the main buildings visited today date from fourth century BC in to the Roman period. It has a notable rare representation of the famous Cleopatra, some beautiful carvings and is relatively unscathed by the ravages of time, desecration and being dismantled for building materials. In the background is evidence of sword or knife sharpening over the centuries. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, Bes, basilica, Coptic, mammisi, Nectanebo, columns, carved, sanitorium, reliefs, carving, decoration
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Abydos & Dendara
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Dendara & Bes eg075514jhp
Upload Date: 2007-10-20 13:03:09
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Dendara Temple basilica mammisi Nectanebo Egyptian columns carved Qena photograph

located north of Luxor survives as one of the finest examples of the Late Period and the main buildings visited today date from fourth century BC in to the Roman period. It has a notable rare representation of the famous Cleopatra, some beautiful carvings and is relatively unscathed by the ravages of time, desecration and being dismantled for building materials. In the background is evidence of sword or knife sharpening over the centuries.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, upright, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, Bes, basilica, Coptic, mammisi, Nectanebo, columns, carved, sanitorium, reliefs, carving, decoration