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The Mammisi beside the Temple of Isis at Philae

Plate 6: The Mammisi beside the Temple of Isis at Philae
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894
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The colonade of the mammisi (birth house), a small interior temple dedicated to the infant Horus, built alongside the Temple of Isis at Philae. The columns feature varied vegetation designs and Hathor-headed capitals. The spaces in between each column are decorated with carved, decorative reliefs, dating at their earliest to the reign of Ptolemy III, with later additions during the reigns of Ptolemy VIII and Ptolemy XII, and the Roman period.

Date Created
1862-03-13
Date Issued or Published
1862/1869
Subject - Topic/Names
Temples, Egyptian
Sacred spaces
Gods, Egyptian
Relief (Decorative arts)
Horus (Egyptian deity)
Isis (Egyptian deity)
Hathor (Egyptian deity)
Ptolemy III Euergetes, King of Egypt, -221 B.C.
Temple of Isis (Philae Island, Egypt)
Subject - Geographic
Egypt
Subject - Time Period
Nineteenth century
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Title
The Mammisi beside the Temple of Isis at Philae
Alternative Title
Plate 6: The Mammisi beside the Temple of Isis at Philae
Date Created
1862-03-13
Date Issued or Published
1862/1869
Description
The colonade of the mammisi (birth house), a small interior temple dedicated to the infant Horus, built alongside the Temple of Isis at Philae. The columns feature varied vegetation designs and Hathor-headed capitals. The spaces in between each column are decorated with carved, decorative reliefs, dating at their earliest to the reign of Ptolemy III, with later additions during the reigns of Ptolemy VIII and Ptolemy XII, and the Roman period.
Creator
Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894
Publisher
Day & Son
Place of Publication
London (England)
Primary Language
English
Subject - Topic/Names
Temples, Egyptian
Sacred spaces
Gods, Egyptian
Relief (Decorative arts)
Horus (Egyptian deity)
Isis (Egyptian deity)
Hathor (Egyptian deity)
Ptolemy III Euergetes, King of Egypt, -221 B.C.
Temple of Isis (Philae Island, Egypt)
Subject - Geographic
Egypt
Subject - Time Period
Nineteenth century
Extent/Dimensions
9.4 x 12.5 cm (approx.)
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
photographs
albumen prints
Source
The Holy Land, Egypt, Constantinople, Athens : a series of forty-eight photographs
Local Call Number
186- BEDF
Rights Statement
The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e. not protected by copyright, has been produced by Pitts Theology Library.
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Institution
Emory University
Holding Repository
Pitts Theology Library
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1862
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