Small Temple of Sobek

unknown (Egyptian (ancient))
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/116050
Date
-199--100
Description
Close-up of the upper part of the first pylon gateway to the Temple of Sobek; Theadelphia is the former Greek name for the city of Batn-Ihrît, 30 km NW of Medinet El-Faiyûm, site of seven temples during the Ptolemaic period. [This small temple was removed and transferred to the garden of the Graeco-Roman Museum.] Source: Thesaurus of Geographic Names (Notes) [website]; http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/tgn/ (accessed 2/7/2008)
Type of Work
temple
Subject
architectural exteriors, deities, Egypt--Religion, Ptolemaic
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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