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Source Description
The piece is carved with two superimposed heads of Hathor, goddess of mirth and joy. It is pierced with a hole at the top for attachment and is broken at the bottom, which suggests that it was an inlay in a handle or a cult object of the goddess.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
33282
label
Heads of Hathor
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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5
Source metadata
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33282
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Heads of Hathor
description
The piece is carved with two superimposed heads of Hathor, goddess of mirth and joy. It is pierced with a hole at the top for attachment and is broken at the bottom, which suggests that it was an inlay in a handle or a cult object of the goddess.
provenance
Grand Duke Nicolas Michaelovitch, St. Petersburg, until 1919; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
5th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
plaques (flat objects)
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5
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5
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.9
height
1.4
depth
0
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 5/16 x W: 9/16 (5.94 x 1.41 x 0.04 cm)
Source extras
med
bone
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6182
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MED
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
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