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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 Temple Hathor EG007135jhp Dendara Temple entrance open air museum Hathor face ncient Egyptian, is 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 by the main entrance North Propylon gate alonside which is a small open air museum of various artefacts found on site inclduing this famous image of the Goddess Hathor although on my most recent visit in 2007 it had disappeared. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, entrance, landscape, open, air, museum, exhibit, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, face, statue, Goddess, gateway, gate, inside, mudbrick, enclosure, wall
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Abydos & Dendara
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Dendara Temple Hathor EG007135jhp
Upload Date: 2012-06-27 09:44:21
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Dendara Temple entrance open air museum Hathor face ncient Egyptian,

is 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 by the main entrance North Propylon gate alonside which is a small open air museum of various artefacts found on site inclduing this famous image of the Goddess Hathor although on my most recent visit in 2007 it had disappeared.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, entrance, landscape, open, air, museum, exhibit, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, face, statue, Goddess, gateway, gate, inside, mudbrick, enclosure, wall