Birth House, Philae Temple Complex, Agilkia Island, Egypt
Birth House, or mammisi, dedicated to Horus, son of Isis, with colonnade with floral capitals and Hathor heads, in the Temple Isis, at the Philae Temple Complex, originally on Philae Island, and moved to Agilkia Island in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam, Nubia, Egypt. The site consists of the Temple of Isis, built under Nectanebo I, 380-362 BC, and later ruins from the Ptolemaic and Roman periods, and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14073410
Media ID
45859451
Size
8268px x 6201px
(18.8MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
