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Temple of Horus

File / Documentation
Name

257513_sv.jpg

Size

2.46 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

a3b37ee4bc29219f6702b5745a20d379

Creator(s)
unknown (Egyptian (ancient))
Time period
creation date: building begun, 237 BCE, alteration date: pronaos constructed, 170-124 BCE, creation date: construction of colonnaded forecourt, pylon and enclosure wall, 116-71 BCE, other date: cleared by Auguste Mariette, 1860
Location
Site: Idfū (Upper Egypt, Egypt)
Cultural context
Egyptian (ancient)
Description
exterior, side view of temple entrance, hieroglyphics on pylon, Pharaoh smiting his enemies, 1937
Work type
Temple
Medium
sandstone
Keywords
Type
Image
Rights
(c) Leon Hyzen
Access rights
All rights reserved
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