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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 Zodical Ceiling eg9621434jhp Dendara Temple chapel roof Osiris reliefs fish-eye photo zodiac ancient Egypt, 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. This photo is of the roof on one of two Chapels to Osiris on the roof of the main temple this one of the famous although replica zodiacal ceiling. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, landscape, chapel, roof, zodiac, ceiling, zodical, cast, replica, Osiris, resurrection, Khoik, fish-eye, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, reliefs, carving, decoration, slide, scanned
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Abydos & Dendara
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Dendara Zodical Ceiling eg9621434jhp
Upload Date: 2007-11-30 22:58:15
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Dendara Temple chapel roof Osiris reliefs fish-eye photo zodiac ancient

Egypt, 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. This photo is of the roof on one of two Chapels to Osiris on the roof of the main temple this one of the famous although replica zodiacal ceiling.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, landscape, chapel, roof, zodiac, ceiling, zodical, cast, replica, Osiris, resurrection, Khoik, fish-eye, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, reliefs, carving, decoration, slide, scanned