Podcast Episode 89: The Temple of Dendur

Welcome back to Accessible Art History: The Podcast! In this week's episode of Metropolitan Masterpieces, I'm discussing a true monument of the museum, The Temple of Dendur.

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The Temple of Dendur

c. 10 BCE

Public Domain via the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Augustus Making and Offering to Isis

c. 10 BCE

Public Domain via the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Drawing of the Temple of Dendur in Egypt

1817

Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Vignette on the interior south wall of the porch showing August (left) burning incense in front of the deified figures of Pedesi and Pihor.

c. 10 BCE

Public Domain via the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Sources

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/547802

https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/collection-areas/egyptian-art/temple-of-dendur-50/architecture-and-ritual

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Campaign_to_Save_the_Monuments_of_Nubia

https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/collection-areas/egyptian-art/temple-of-dendur-50/cult-and-decoration

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/09/arts/design/met-museum-sackler-wing.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Dendur#New_Wing_at_the_Met

https://www.metmuseum.org/join-and-give/host-an-event/dendur-slideshow