Image Dendara Osiris Chapel 5586EG07JHP 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 Osiris Chapel 5586EG07JHP Dendara Temple Osiris Chapel small roof ceiling opening interior photograph at this home of the Goddess Hathor, north of Luxor 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. The photo is of The Chapels of Osiris on the roof of the temple and in the western one it shows Osiris floating in the only source of light; a visit to the roof also gives wonderful views of the surrounding countryside. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, landscape, roof, chapel, Osiris, resurrection, ceiling, replica, Khoik, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, goddess, Ba, Hathor
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Abydos & Dendara
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Dendara Osiris Chapel 5586EG07JHP
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Dendara Temple Osiris Chapel small roof ceiling opening interior photograph

at this home of the Goddess Hathor, north of Luxor 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. The photo is of The Chapels of Osiris on the roof of the temple and in the western one it shows Osiris floating in the only source of light; a visit to the roof also gives wonderful views of the surrounding countryside.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, landscape, roof, chapel, Osiris, resurrection, ceiling, replica, Khoik, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, goddess, Ba, Hathor