The Temple of Dendur
Object type: Temple, Dendur
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Roman Period
Reign: reign of Augustus Caesar
Date: completed by 10 B.C.
Medium: Aeolian sandstone
Dimensions: Temple proper: H. 6.40 m (21 ft.); W. 6.40 m (21 ft.); L. 12.50 m (41 ft.); Gate: H. 8.08 m (26.5 ft.); W. × 3.66 m (12 ft.); D. 3.35 m (11 ft.)
Geography: From    Egypt Nubia Dendur
Locale: West bank of the Nile River
Locus: 50 miles South of Aswan
Credit line: Given to the United States by Egypt in 1965 and awarded to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1967


Accession year: 1968