This temple of Kom Ombo is set dramatically on a hill overlooking a bend in the Nile. This Greco-Roman style temple is Egypt's only double temple where everything is doubled and perfectly symmetrical along a central axis. The twin entrances, twin courts, and twin colonnades are all dedicated to both Sobek, the crocodile god and Haroeris the great winged solar disk.
Ever having the eagle eye and on the lookout for pigments, I detected small traces of red iron oxide and a blue that could have been azurite. I later learned the red oxide was the main source of red used throughout antiquity.
The full moon is peaking through the image at the top of the colonnades.
Photo by Dave Short.
What a magical shot. I would love to see this photo blown up and put in a frame. Thanks for sharing!
Margret, I was just moved to look at your blog by reading
I’d Rather Be In The Studio by Alyson Stanfield
I am thrilled to find such an intelligent blog and one full of such practical and helpful artistic tips! I hope we have the chance to meet in Portland sometime in the future.
You are a gifted Painter.
Jennifer Winship Mark