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Temple of Horus, Edfu: the entrance pylons with reliefs of Ptolemy XIII before Horus and Hathor

RIBA Ref No RIBA27473
Artist/PhotographerDeakin, Ralph (1888-1952)
CountryEgypt
CityEdfu
Subject Date-57
Image Date1936
ViewExterior
StyleEgyptian
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceDK/E/49/2
OrientationLandscape
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditRalph Deakin / RIBA Collections
SubjectTemples ; Ruins ; Archaeological sites ; Decorative stonework
NOTES: This temple dedicated to Horus, the falcon headed god, was built during the reigns of six Ptolemies from 272 BC to 57 BC. The reliefs on the pylons were executed c. 71 BC.
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