Image Dendara Roof Cornice eg9621436jhp 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 Roof Cornice eg9621436jhp Dendara Temple exterior reliefs ancient Egypt cornice roof painted Ba souls 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 the inner roof cornices showing Ba birds and remains of the original white painted background. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, landscape, Ba, birds, souls, roof, cornice, white, paint, painted, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Gods, Ptolemy, Ptolemaic, Pharoah, reliefs, carving, slide, scanned, decoration, offering
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Abydos & Dendara
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Dendara Roof Cornice eg9621436jhp
Upload Date: 2007-11-30 22:58:15
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Dendara Temple exterior reliefs ancient Egypt cornice roof painted Ba

souls 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 the inner roof cornices showing Ba birds and remains of the original white painted background.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, landscape, Ba, birds, souls, roof, cornice, white, paint, painted, hieroglyphs, hieroglyphics, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, Gods, Ptolemy, Ptolemaic, Pharoah, reliefs, carving, slide, scanned, decoration, offering