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| Location: Monument: Period: Date: |
Dendara, Governorate Qena Hathor Temple: Pronaos Roman (30 BC-395 AD) Ŧ Tiberius (14-37 AD) & later |
Comments: On
top of each composite capital, on all four sides, above the Hathor
head, is depicted the façade of a chapel, flanked by cow's horns
stylized into long spirals. This is an allusion to the animal form of the mother goddess. |
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