Decorations on the rear wall of the temple house of Ptolemy XII for Hathor of Dendera, Dendera, Egypt

"When Ptolemy XII died in 51 B.C., the temple was still in its early stages. The main temple house was built during the twenty-one-year reign of his successor, Queen Cleopatra VII. At the time of her death in 30 B.C., the decoration work had just begun, covering the outer rear wall with a huge scene showing the queen cleopatra VII Philopator and her son Caesarion performing the Hathor ritual." [Arnold D., 1999: Temples of the Last Pharaohs. Oxford University Press]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was on assignment for American Institute of Architects, directing the Egyptian portion of the documentary on Ancient Egypt, March 1965 and September 1965.