Temple of Amun-Re; Area of Pylons III-VI

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Temple of Amun-Re; MIddle Kingdom Court
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/117129
Date
-1554--1305
Description
The fourth pylon; Pylon IV, preceded by obelisks, is the façade of the Ipet-sut. This comprises, from the entrance inwards: a hypostyle hall dominated by the remaining obelisk of Hatshepsut; pylons V and VI; a hall with historical reliefs (the 'Annals of Tuthmosis III'); and a granite shrine of Philip Arrhidaeus (reigned 323-316 BCE) containing a 'solar bark' (the ceremonial boat of the sun-god). The sacred shrine of the Middle Kingdom was originally situated in the 'Middle Kingdom Court' behind an earlier version of the bark shrine. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 1/19/2008)
Type of Work
excavation (site); pylon; temple; chapel (room or structure)
Subject
architectural exteriors, deities, rulers and leaders, Egypt--Religion, New Kingdom (Egyptian)
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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