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This photo shows the south front of temple of Isis at Philae during the inundation period, the time of year when the Nile annually overflowed it banks - before the building of the Aswan Dam. Construction on the temple began around 280 B.C. The photo was taken by the Italian archaoelogist Guiseppe Fiorelli in the 1800s.

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Photo12/Universal Images Group/Ivy Close Images

Notre référence

UMG25A01_234

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

53,6Mo (1,8Mo) / 43,7cm x 30,8cm / 5160 x 3634 (300dpi)

Mots clés

19th century Temple of Isis at Philae Philae Egyptian temple isis Egyptian goddess Isis nile inundation flooding Nile Nile river ancient Egypt Aswan Dam inundation period Egypt flooding of Nile Nile flood cycle ancient Egyptian temple third century B C 280s B C 3rd century B C Guiseppe Fiorelli Fiorelli Fiorelli Temple of Isis 1800s 19th century