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Tempio di Dendur

Roman Period
completed by 10 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 131
Il tempio di Dendur fu donato dall’Egitto agli Stati Uniti come riconoscimento dell’aiuto prestato nella salvaguardia dei monumenti della Nubia. Se non fosse stato smantellato, il tempio sarebbe stato sommerso dalle acque del Nilo alle spalle della grande diga di Assuan. Per quanto piccolo a confronto dei suoi imponenti fratelli in Egitto, Dendur possiede tutte le caratteristiche essenziali di un tempio: un’entrata, un pronao (portico), una camera per le offerte e un santuario. I capitelli delle colonne sono decorati con elementi vegetali e i rilievi delle pareti mostrano il faraone che offre doni agli dei.

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Object Information
  • Titolo: Tempio di Dendur
  • Periodo: Epoca romana
  • Data: ca. 15 a.C.
  • Area geografica: Nubia inferiore, Dendur
  • Materiale e tecnica: Arenaria eolica
  • Dimensioni: Lungh. 25 m dall'ingresso al retro del tempio
  • Crediti: Donato agli Stati Uniti dall'Egitto nel 1965, assegnato al Museo nel 1967 e installato nell'area denominata Ala Sackler nel 1978
  • Numero d'inventario: 68.154
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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