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Egypt. Temple of Edfu. Ancient temple dedicated to Horus. Ptolemaic period. It was built during the reign of Ptolemy III and Ptolemy XII, 237-57 BC. Relief depicting two was-sceptres, symbol of power and dominion. Stylized animal head at the top of a long, straight staff with a forked end.
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Egypt. Temple of Edfu. Ancient temple dedicated to Horus. Ptolemaic period. It was built during the reign of Ptolemy III and Ptolemy XII, 237-57 BC. Relief depicting two was-sceptres, symbol of power and dominion. Stylized animal head at the top of a long, straight staff with a forked end.
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Album / Prisma
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Image size:
2598 x 4497 px | 33.4 MB
Print size:
22.0 x 38.1 cm | 8.7 x 15.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
3RD BCE • 3RD CENTURY B. C. • 3RD CENTURY B.C. • 3RD CENTURY BC • ANATOMY: HEAD • ANCIENT AGE • ANCIENT ART • ANCIENT EGYPTIANS • ANCIENT HISTORY EGITO • ANCIENT • ANIMAL • ANIMALS • ANTIQUE • BAS-RELIEF • CARVED • CIVILISATION • CIVILIZACION • CIVILIZATION • DOMINION • EDFU • EGYPT • EGYPT, PTOLEMAIC PERIOD • EGYPTIAN WRITING • EGYPTIAN • EGYPTIANS • EMBLEM • EMBOSSED • EPOCH • ERA • GRAECO-ROMAN PERIOD • GRECO PERIOD • GRECO • GREEK • GREEKS • HEAD (ANATOMY) • HEAD (BODY) • HEAD • HELENICO • HELENISTICO • HELLENIC • HELLENISTIC • HIEROGLYPH • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORIA • HISTORY • IDFU • KINGDOM • LAGIDAE • LAGIDS • LONG • LUXOR • NORTH AFRICA • NORTH OF AFRICA • OLD ESGRITURA • OLD • PERIOD • POWER • PTOLEMAIC PERIOD • PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, EGYPT • PTOLEMAIC • PTOLEMIES • PTOLEMY III • PTOLEMY XII • REIGN • RELIEF • RELIEFS • RELIEVE • RELIGION • SCEPTER • SCEPTRE • SCULPTED • SCULPTING • SCULPTURE • SCULPTURE. • SIMBOLOS • STAFF • STYLIZED • SYMBOL • SYMBOLS • TEBAS • TEMPERA • TEMPLE OF EDFU • TEMPLE OF HORUS • TEMPLE • TEMPLES • THÈBES • UPPER EGYPT • WAS-SCEPTER • WAS-SCEPTRE
