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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 Exterior Reliefs eg075529jhp Dendara Temple exterior reliefs ancient Egypt monument west wall pro-pylon carvings is located north of Luxor and 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 reliefs on outside of the west wall side of the pro-pylon near the entrance of the main temple walking down to the sacred lake and small temple of Isis. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, landscape, pro-pylon, side, west, wall, exterior, outside, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Gods, Ptolemy, Ptolemaic, Pharoah, reliefs, carving, decoration, offering
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Abydos & Dendara
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Dendara Exterior Reliefs eg075529jhp
Upload Date: 2007-10-20 14:12:00
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Dendara Temple exterior reliefs ancient Egypt monument west wall pro-pylon

carvings is located north of Luxor and 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 reliefs on outside of the west wall side of the pro-pylon near the entrance of the main temple walking down to the sacred lake and small temple of Isis.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, landscape, pro-pylon, side, west, wall, exterior, outside, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Gods, Ptolemy, Ptolemaic, Pharoah, reliefs, carving, decoration, offering