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Source Description
This very carefully carved four-sided handle has heads of the goddess Hathor alternating with those of a wigged falcon (symbolizing the god Horus) superimposed on papyrus columns. There is a small dowel hole for the attachment of the falcon's beak. Some of the heads are missing. The stalks of the papyrus are broken off. One section is covered by black stain.
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Document identity
localId
11262
label
Heads
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
11262
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Heads
description
This very carefully carved four-sided handle has heads of the goddess Hathor alternating with those of a wigged falcon (symbolizing the god Horus) superimposed on papyrus columns. There is a small dowel hole for the attachment of the falcon's beak. Some of the heads are missing. The stalks of the papyrus are broken off. One section is covered by black stain.
provenance
[Said to be from Luxor]; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
mirrors
handles
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.7
height
14.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/16 x W: 5 11/16 in. (7.7 x 14.4 cm)
Source extras
med
hippopotamus ivory
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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a75a48e52138d903
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
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photo
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5efd52f707c76da0
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no
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no