View of the Temple of Isis or Tentyra at Denderah by “drawn on stone by W. Walton from a sketch by Capt Head.” Source: Eastern and Egyptian Scenery. 1833. Hathi Trust Digital Library online version of a copy in the Getty Research Institute. Click on image to enlarge it.
Related Material Including Details & Other Views of Derdera
- Column and hieroglyphics at the structure’s upper left
- Central entrance or aisle
- Denderah (from Blackie’s Imperial gazetterr (1856)
- The Zodiac at Dendera and the debate over the age of the earth
- Dender, photograph by Francis Frith (1857)
- Sculptures from the Outer Wall, Dendera, photograph by Francis Frith (1857)
- Egypt (homepage)
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Bibliography
Head, Charles Franklin. Eastern and Egyptian Scenery, Ruins, &c. Accompanied with Descriptive Notes, Maps, and Plans. Illustrative of a Journey from India to Europe, followed by an Outline of an Overland Route, Statistical Remarks, etc. Intended to Show the Advantage of Steam Navigation from England to India.. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1833. Hathi Trust Digital Library online version of a copy in the Getty Research Institute. Web 5 August 2020.
Created 6 August 2020