Dendara. La porte d’Hathor. arts What is a pictorial layer

What is a pictorial layer made of

Part Three: Foreign inscriptions

alongside the restitution of religious scenes in a domestic setting barely more luxurious than that of his contemporaries

and finally on the writing of history

Dendara. La porte d’Hathor. arts What is a pictorial layerAt Dendara, three monumental gates provide access to the domains of Hathor, Horus of Edfu, and Isis, respectively. Various ceremonies took place near these buildings, where the lay population could approach the sacred enclosure as closely as possible. The Gate of Hathor, opening onto the goddess's domain, constitutes the last architectural testimony of a site whose archives date back to the time of Khufu. It was built during the reigns of Domitian and