Title
Temple of Horus, Edfu, Egypt
Caption
Temple of Horus, Edfu, Egypt.
Second largest in Egypt. Statue of Horus here represented as a hawk. The temple was built between 237 and 57 BC during the Ptolemaic period and is believed to be on the site of the fight between Horus and his Uncle Seth for control of the world. It was completely buried in sand until the 1860s when it was excavated by Mariette.
Credit line
Photo12/Robert Grocott Photography
Reference
ZIG03157_EDF02
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
6,0Mb (237,9Kb) / 5,9in x 3,9in / 1780 x 1181 (300dpi)