Caption

Dendérah, Temple de feu sur le temple de Tentyris, Temple complex of Dendera, photograph, Part of Travel album with 80 photos of Egypt., negative number: '125', photographer: Maison Bonfils, Dendera, 1879, North Africa, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 220 mm x width 279 mm, temple, shrine, Egyptian religion, A large stone facade of an ancient structure fills the frame, showing worn columns and lintels carved with decorative reliefs and symbols, some tops of columns shaped with stylized heads. The stone surfaces display weathering and textured erosion, with rectangular blocks forming the wall behind the columns. A person sits on a step within a recessed doorway in the center of the composition, wearing layered garments and a head covering. The foreground shows a paved stone courtyard with a rough rock placed near the middle and scattered debris on the ground.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A80_170

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Keywords

Dendérah Temple de feu le temple de Tentyris Temple complex Dendera photograph Part Travel album 80 photos Egypt negative number 125 photographer Maison Bonfils 1879 North Africa pasteboard paper albumen print height 220 mm x width 279 mm temple shrine Egyptian religion large stone facade ancient structure fills frame showing worn columns lintels carved decorative reliefs symbols tops columns shaped stylized heads stone surfaces display weathering textured erosion rectangular blocks forming wall columns person sits step within recessed doorway center composition wearing layered garments head covering foreground paved stone courtyard rough rock placed near middle scattered debris ground