Dendara Complex; Coptic Church

unknown (Egyptian (ancient))
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Dendera Complex; Coptic Church
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/116487
Date
400-499
Description
The remains of the interior, showing a niche with Coptic Cross; Also set among the temple buildings is a basilica (5th century CE), which represents one of the earliest surviving Christian churches in Egypt. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 1/19/2008)
Type of Work
excavation (site); church; basilica
Subject
architectural exteriors, Coptic Church, Coptic (period)
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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