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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 Main Entrance eg075497jhp Dendara Temple entrance gate Domitian Trajan Pro-pylon Hathor Egypt, 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. The photo is of the main entrance North Propylon gate looking up at the underneath showing the usla reliefs of the winged disc and sacred beetle pushing the sun with its claws. Some original painted surfaces are still visible. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, entrance, landscape, underneath, Corinthian, capitals, north, pro-pylon, Domitian, Trajan, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, goddess, Ba, Hathor, Bes, statue, God, columns, proplyon, gateway, gate, winged, disc, sacred, beetle, reliefs, painted, enclosure, wall
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Abydos & Dendara
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Dendara Main Entrance eg075497jhp
Upload Date: 2007-10-20 12:56:45
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Dendara Temple entrance gate Domitian Trajan Pro-pylon Hathor Egypt, 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. The photo is of the main entrance North Propylon gate looking up at the underneath showing the usla reliefs of the winged disc and sacred beetle pushing the sun with its claws. Some original painted surfaces are still visible.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, entrance, landscape, underneath, Corinthian, capitals, north, pro-pylon, Domitian, Trajan, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, goddess, Ba, Hathor, Bes, statue, God, columns, proplyon, gateway, gate, winged, disc, sacred, beetle, reliefs, painted, enclosure, wall