Image Tell Basta Meritamun EG077137JHP by Jim Henderson

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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 Meritamun EG077137JHP Tell Basta statue Meritamun daughter Ramses photo Egypt Delta site at Bubastis a large complex near the town of Zagazig north of Cairo which has recently had a new visitors centre and museum built of which this huge statue is a centrepiece and is suggested to be Ramses daughter Meryetamun but might be his wife Nerfertari but overall the site 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 archaeology museum open air entrance upright granite statue Meritamun Meryetamun daughter Nefertari Queen Pharaoh Ramses Ramesses Ramasses carving
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: North of Cairo
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Tell Basta Meritamun EG077137JHP
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Tell Basta statue Meritamun daughter Ramses photo Egypt Delta site

at Bubastis a large complex near the town of Zagazig north of Cairo which has recently had a new visitors centre and museum built of which this huge statue is a centrepiece and is suggested to be Ramses daughter Meryetamun but might be his wife Nerfertari but overall the site 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 archaeology museum open air entrance upright granite statue Meritamun Meryetamun daughter Nefertari Queen Pharaoh Ramses Ramesses Ramasses carving