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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 Painted Reliefs eg075571jhp 
 Dendara Temple reliefs ancient Egyptian cornice paint Ba bird roof Solar Disc Hathor 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 internal walls near the roof with Ba symbol for a spiritual manifestation. 
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Abydos & Dendara
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Dendara Painted Reliefs eg075571jhp
Upload Date: 2007-10-20 13:31:37
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Dendara Temple reliefs ancient Egyptian cornice paint Ba bird roof

Solar Disc Hathor 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 internal walls near the roof with Ba symbol for a spiritual manifestation.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, upright, Ba, bird, soul, spiritual, cornice, roof, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, goddess, Ba, Hathor, sanitorium, coloured, colored, reliefs, paint, colors, colours, carving, decoration