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This gallery has photographs of the main sites North of Cairo, usually visited privately as not part of most Egyptian tours, and includes Heliopolis, Tell Basta near Zagazig and Tanis near the north coast of Egypt
Tell Basta Bastet Carving EG077117JHP Tell Basta Bastet temple lion cat goddess carving granite ancient Egyptian site Delta is a large complex near the town of Zigazig north of Cairo which has recently had a new visitors centre and museum built but remains a rather confusing collection of damaged material with the main temple of Bastet reflected in this photographs. Damaged by earthquakes some 2000 years ago as is seen in much of the structural damage today it is still fascinating with the excitement of finding beautiful carvings and examples of the craftsmanship of those ancient builders now hidden away amongst grass and a scatter field of damaged remnants from what was a huge cult site to the Cat Goddess Bastet visited by hundreds and thousands of pilgrims as recorded by Herodotus. Not usually part of normal Egyptian packages but can be visited privately and is part of an interesting day journey that should include Tanis as well. Keywords: Egypt Egyptian eastern Delta Zagazig ancient Tell Basta Bast Bubastis Bastet cat Goddess lionness lion Mihos archaeology temple upright granite Osorkon Festival Hall jubilee Atum carving
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Tell Basta Bastet Carving EG077117JHP
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Tell Basta Bastet temple lion cat goddess carving granite ancient

Egyptian site Delta is a large complex near the town of Zigazig north of Cairo which has recently had a new visitors centre and museum built but remains a rather confusing collection of damaged material with the main temple of Bastet reflected in this photographs. Damaged by earthquakes some 2000 years ago as is seen in much of the structural damage today it is still fascinating with the excitement of finding beautiful carvings and examples of the craftsmanship of those ancient builders now hidden away amongst grass and a scatter field of damaged remnants from what was a huge cult site to the Cat Goddess Bastet visited by hundreds and thousands of pilgrims as recorded by Herodotus. Not usually part of normal Egyptian packages but can be visited privately and is part of an interesting day journey that should include Tanis as well.
Keywords: Egypt Egyptian eastern Delta Zagazig ancient Tell Basta Bast Bubastis Bastet cat Goddess lionness lion Mihos archaeology temple upright granite Osorkon Festival Hall jubilee Atum carving