Image Dendara Hathor Face eg98545 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 Hathor Face eg98545 Dendara Temple entrance open air museum Hathor face carving ancient Egypt, 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 including this carved face of Hathor in its bovine style although in 2007 it no longer resided there. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, entrance, landscape, open, air, museum, exhibit, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, face, bovine, goddess, carved, sandstone, statue, God, gateway, gate, inside, mudbrick, enclosure, wall
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Abydos & Dendara
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Dendara Hathor Face eg98545
Upload Date: 2012-06-27 09:44:21
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Dendara Temple entrance open air museum Hathor face carving ancient

Egypt, 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 including this carved face of Hathor in its bovine style although in 2007 it no longer resided there.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, entrance, landscape, open, air, museum, exhibit, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Hathor, face, bovine, goddess, carved, sandstone, statue, God, gateway, gate, inside, mudbrick, enclosure, wall