The First Pylon leading into the Temple at Idfū (Edfu)
Plate 8: The First Pylon leading into the Temple at Idfū (Edfu)
The main gateway, the first pylon, of the Temple of Horus and Hathor at Idfū (Edfu), decorated with reliefs depicting Ptolemy XII defeating his enemies in the presence of Horus and Hathor. Through the entryway, the entrance to the hypostyle vestibule can be seen through the open center of the Court of Offerings.
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894
Day & Son
London (England)
English
Temples, Egyptian
Sacred spaces
Gods, Egyptian
Pylons (Gateways)
Relief (Decorative arts)
Horus (Egyptian deity)
Hathor (Egyptian deity)
Ptolemy XII Auletes, King of Egypt, approximately 112 B.C.-51 B.C.
Idfū (Egypt)
Egypt
Nineteenth century
9.4 x 12.5 cm (approx.)
Still image
photographs
albumen prints
The Holy Land, Egypt, Constantinople, Athens : a series of forty-eight photographs
186- BEDF
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