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Sculpture from the Outer Wall, Dendera

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Title
Sculpture from the Outer Wall, Dendera
Description
Black and white photograph of a section of the wall of the temple at Dendera, Egypt. 1857.
Interpretation
Dendera, or Dendara, was an important site from predynastic times on and is known for its temples to Hathor and Isis. Epigraphic studies of the area began in 1865 and an archeological survey was conducted by William Flinders Petrie in 1897-98.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • North African and Southwest Asian Architecture  
  • African Novel Study  
  • African Folk Tales  
Learning Standards
  • 25-27 Fine Arts  
  • 17 Geography  
  • 18 Social Systems  
  • 16 History  
Author or Creator
Frith, Francis, 1822-1898  
Subject / Keywords
  • Temples  
  • Archaeology  
  • Flinders Petrie, William, 1853-1942  
  • Hieroglyphics  
  • Africa  
  • Dendera, Egypt  
Spatial Coverage
Egypt  
Temporal Coverage
1857
Collection Publisher
UIUC Rare Book & Special Collections Library
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
dendera
Date Created
5-20-02
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleSculpture from the Outer Wall, Dendera
DescriptionBlack and white photograph of a section of the wall of the temple at Dendera, Egypt. 1857.
InterpretationDendera, or Dendara, was an important site from predynastic times on and is known for its temples to Hathor and Isis. Epigraphic studies of the area began in 1865 and an archeological survey was conducted by William Flinders Petrie in 1897-98.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • North African and Southwest Asian Architecture  
  • African Novel Study  
  • African Folk Tales  
Learning Standards
  • 25-27 Fine Arts  
  • 17 Geography  
  • 18 Social Systems  
  • 16 History  
Author or CreatorFrith, Francis, 1822-1898  
Subject / Keywords
  • Temples  
  • Archaeology  
  • Flinders Petrie, William, 1853-1942  
  • Hieroglyphics  
  • Africa  
  • Dendera, Egypt  
Spatial CoverageEgypt  
Temporal Coverage1857
Collection PublisherUIUC Rare Book & Special Collections Library
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifierdendera
Date Created5-20-02
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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