Image Dendara Temple Chapel Relief 5596EG07JHP 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 Chapel Relief 5596EG07JHP Dendara Temple interior wall painting Osiris Nephthys Kite painted photograph in the home of the Goddess Hathor, 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. Around the sanctuary of Hathor at the rear innermost of the temple are a number of vestibules, shrines to various Gods all with elaborate wall reliefs from floor to ceiling. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, landscape, chapel, vestibule, shrine, sanctuary, bas, reliefs, Hathor, essence, statue, New Year, Harsomtus, winged, goddess, Nephthys, hawks, protector, wings, ceilings, painted, hieroglyphs
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Abydos & Dendara
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Dendara Temple Chapel Relief 5596EG07JHP
Upload Date: 2007-10-20 13:52:15
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Dendara Temple interior wall painting Osiris Nephthys Kite painted photograph

in the home of the Goddess Hathor, 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. Around the sanctuary of Hathor at the rear innermost of the temple are a number of vestibules, shrines to various Gods all with elaborate wall reliefs from floor to ceiling.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, landscape, chapel, vestibule, shrine, sanctuary, bas, reliefs, Hathor, essence, statue, New Year, Harsomtus, winged, goddess, Nephthys, hawks, protector, wings, ceilings, painted, hieroglyphs