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Images of two important sites north of Luxor near the River Nile but usually visted as an extra tour either by road or a day cruise.
Dendara New Bark Shrine eg075489jhp 
 Dendara Temple Bark Shrine entrance foundations excavation ancient egypt photo, located north of Luxor surviving as one of the finest examples of the Late Period and the main buildings visited today date from fourth century BC in to the Roman period. It has a notable rare representation of the famous Cleopatra, some beautiful carvings and is relatively unscathed by the ravages of time, desecration and being dismantled for building materials. Photo is of recent excavations before entering the main site and is a bark or barque shrine. 
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Collection: Abydos & Dendara
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Dendara New Bark Shrine eg075489jhp
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Dendara Temple Bark Shrine entrance foundations excavation ancient egypt photo,

located north of Luxor surviving as one of the finest examples of the Late Period and the main buildings visited today date from fourth century BC in to the Roman period. It has a notable rare representation of the famous Cleopatra, some beautiful carvings and is relatively unscathed by the ravages of time, desecration and being dismantled for building materials. Photo is of recent excavations before entering the main site and is a bark or barque shrine.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Dendara, Dendera, Temple, upright, bark, barque, shrine, recent, mudbrick, walls, columns, excavations, new, foundations, floor, entrance, history, archaeology, ancient, Egyptology, goddess, Ba, Hathor, gateway, gate