Image Dendara Temple Gate EG007137jhp 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 Temple Gate EG007137jhp Dendara Temple entrance gate Domitian Trajan Pro-pylon sphinx Hathor Horus 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 into the modern site from the side of the gate and the remains of a defaced sphinx statue. In the background the pharoah makes offering to Hathor and Horus and the small figure the child Ihy. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, entrance, upright, sphinx, north, pro-pylon, Domitian, Trajan, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Ihy, Isis, Hathor, Horus, proplyon, gateway, gate, mudbrick, enclosure, wall
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Abydos & Dendara
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Dendara Temple Gate EG007137jhp
Upload Date: 2012-06-27 09:44:21
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Dendara Temple entrance gate Domitian Trajan Pro-pylon sphinx Hathor Horus

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 into the modern site from the side of the gate and the remains of a defaced sphinx statue. In the background the pharoah makes offering to Hathor and Horus and the small figure the child Ihy.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, entrance, upright, sphinx, north, pro-pylon, Domitian, Trajan, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Ihy, Isis, Hathor, Horus, proplyon, gateway, gate, mudbrick, enclosure, wall