Statue of the falcon god Horus, Edfu

The granite statue of the falcon god Horus of Edfu stands near the pylon of Edfu Temple at the entrance to the courtyard. The well-preserved Ptolemaic temple of Horus, located on the west bank of the Nile in Edfu, Upper Egypt, is the largest still standing in Egypt. The temple was established during the reign of Ptolemy III Euergetes I (246-222 B.C.E.) on the site of earlier temple constructions and worked on later by Ptolemy X Alexander I (107-88 B.C.E) and Ptolemy XII Auletes (Neos Dionysos, 80-69/8 B.C.E).