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The caption on this 1903 image reads: “Colored reliefs carved in Great temple at Philae.” It appeared in the book History of Egypt by French Egyptologist Gaston Maspero. The island of Philae was located in the Nile River at the First Cataract, south of the present Aswan dam; it is now totally submerged, following the construction of the Aswan dam. This temple, thought to be the single most beautiful preserved ancient Egyptian temple, housed a mammisi, or birth house, built to celebrate the birth of Harpocrates to Isis and Osiris. The Isis temple is of Ptolemaic date (304 b.c.e.–30 b.c.e.), specifically about 280 B.C.

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Photo12/Universal Images Group/Ivy Close Images

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UMG25A01_217

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Droits gérés

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53,2Mo (2,4Mo) / 41,4cm x 32,2cm / 4890 x 3802 (300dpi)

Mots clés

third century B C Ptolemaic temple gaston maspero temple of Isis Isis at Philae Ptolemy temple colored reliefs temple at philae colored reliefs temple of isis ancient Egyptian art wall paintings ancient Egypt Egypt religion ancient Egypt religion temple Egypt Aswan dam Isis Osiris Harpocrates Philae Egyptian temple ruin Egyptian temple birth house Egypt ancient Egypt temple mammisi ancient Egyptian temple goddess isis Isis Harpocrates son of Isis ancient Egypt ancient Egypt architecture 200s B C 280s B C 3rd century B C third century B C