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Egyptian temple of Taffeh (Est. +/-250) - Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (Leiden/NL)

Egyptian temple of Taffeh (Est. +/-250).

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Egyptian temple of Taffeh. a six meter high sandstone temple built in the beginning of the era commissioned by the Roman emperor Augustus. First dedicated to the goddess Isis and in collaboration with UNESCO saved (Est. +/- 250).

 

Photo May 2012, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (1818) after 194 years in time.

 

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Rijksmuseum van Oudheden

The National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, founded in 1818. In addition to numerous impressive collections, the Egyptian collection is one of the largest and most complete collections of Ancient Egyptian art in the world.

 

Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rijksmuseum_van_Oudheden.

 

 

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Photo - Richard Poppelaars.

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