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23/36.- Abu Simbel, Hathor Temple,relief

This is a portrait of Hathor, the goddess of love. Behind the Hypostile Hall there is a small room with reliefs of this goddess, and beyond this hall, there is the sanctuary of the temple. In this small sanctuary there is a sculpture of Ramses II protected by a divine cow emerging from its rear. Some vultures above the cow, guard the Queens cartouches.

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