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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 Bark Shrine eg075617jhp Dendara Temple Bark Shrine entrance recent excavation ancient egypt photo, located north of Luxor surviving 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. Photo is of recent excavations before entering the main site and is a bark or barque shrine. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, upright, bark, barque, shrine, recent, mudbrick, walls, columns, excavations, new, entrance, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, goddess, Ba, Hathor, gateway, gate
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Abydos & Dendara
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Dendara Bark Shrine eg075617jhp
Upload Date: 2007-10-20 14:03:04
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Dendara Temple Bark Shrine entrance recent excavation ancient egypt photo,

located north of Luxor surviving 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. Photo is of recent excavations before entering the main site and is a bark or barque shrine.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, upright, bark, barque, shrine, recent, mudbrick, walls, columns, excavations, new, entrance, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, goddess, Ba, Hathor, gateway, gate