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Holy of Holies, Temple of Isis – Philae, Egypt (pid000674)

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Philae, Egypt: Holy of Holies, Temple of Isis

Country: Egypt
Location: Philae
Region: South of Aswan, located on the artificial island of Agilkia in Lake Nasser (Nubia)
Area: Room 1 of the Main Temple (Temple of Isis)
Material: Limestone
Description: Room 1 (Holy of Holies) of the Main Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis, Philae. Originally located on the island of Philae near the First Cataract. Largely flooded after the construction of the first Aswan damn in 1906, but rescued and relocated to the island of Agilkia in the 1960s in anticipation of the flooding from the High Aswan Dam.
Category: Archaeological Feature,听Reliefs
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 330 BCE 鈥� 27 BCE
颁谤别诲颈迟:听Solange Ashby January 2011

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Baboon Playing a Stringed Instrument, Temple of Hathor – Philae, Egypt (pid000673)

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Philae, Egypt: Baboon Playing a Stringed Instrument, Temple of Hathor

Country: Egypt
Location: Philae
Region: South of Aswan, located on the artificial island of Agilkia in Lake Nasser (Nubia)
Area: Hathor Temple
Material: Limestone
Description: Baboon (god Thoth) playing a stringed instrument relief surrounded by hieroglyphics on a column in the forecourt of the Hathor Temple at Philae. Originally located on the island of Philae near the First Cataract. Largely flooded after the construction of the first Aswan damn in 1906, but rescued and relocated to the island of Agilkia in the 1960s in anticipation of the flooding from the High Aswan Dam.
Category: Reliefs,听Inscriptions
Type: Relief on column
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 330 BCE 鈥� 27 BCE
颁谤别诲颈迟:听Solange Ashby January 2011

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Dwarf Playing a Tambourine, Temple of Hathor – Philae, Egypt (pid000672)

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Philae, Egypt: Dwarf Playing a Tambourine, Temple of Hathor

Country: Egypt
Location: Philae
Region: South of Aswan, located on the artificial island of Agilkia in Lake Nasser (Nubia)
Area: Hathor Temple
Material: Limestone
Description: Dwarf playing a tambourine relief surrounded by hieroglyphics on a column in the forecourt of the Hathor Temple at Philae. Originally located on the island of Philae near the First Cataract. Largely flooded after the construction of the first Aswan damn in 1906, but rescued and relocated to the island of Agilkia in the 1960s in anticipation of the flooding from the High Aswan Dam.
Category: Reliefs,听Inscriptions
Type: Relief on column
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 330 BCE 鈥� 27 BCE
颁谤别诲颈迟:听Solange Ashby January 2011

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Bes Playing a Harp, Temple of Hathor – Philae, Egypt (pid000671)

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Philae, Egypt: Bes Playing a Harp, Temple of Hathor

Country: Egypt
Location: Philae
Region: South of Aswan, located on the artificial island of Agilkia in Lake Nasser (Nubia)
Area: Hathor Temple
Material: Limestone
Description: Bes playing a harp relief surrounded by hieroglyphics on a column in the forecourt of the Hathor Temple at Philae. Originally located on the island of Philae near the First Cataract. Largely flooded after the construction of the first Aswan damn in 1906, but rescued and relocated to the island of Agilkia in the 1960s in anticipation of the flooding from the High Aswan Dam.
Category: Reliefs,听Inscriptions
Type: Relief on column
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 330 BCE 鈥� 27 BCE
颁谤别诲颈迟:听Solange Ashby January 2011

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Bes Relief, Temple of Hathor – Philae, Egypt (pid000668)

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Philae, Egypt: Bes Relief, Temple of Hathor

Country: Egypt
Location: Philae
Region: South of Aswan, located on the artificial island of Agilkia in Lake Nasser (Nubia)
Area: Hathor Temple
Material: Limestone
Description: Block depicting the god Bes, located in forecourt of Hathor Temple, at Philae in Egypt. Originally located on the island of Philae near the First Cataract. Largely flooded after the construction of the first Aswan damn in 1906, but rescued and relocated to the island of Agilkia in the 1960s in anticipation of the flooding from the High Aswan Dam.
Category: Reliefs,听Archaeological Feature
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 330 BCE 鈥� 27 BCE
颁谤别诲颈迟:听Solange Ashby January 2011

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