LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: Hathor

Limestone stele (shaft) with the head of Hathor Cypriot, Archaic, 2nd quarter of the 6th century BC Said to be from the necropolis at Golgoi Accession # 74.51.2475 The lower part of the shaft has been cut off; two dowel holes on the upper surface permitted an additional element to be fastened. Stone shafts incorporating the head of the Egyptian goddess Hathor occur particularly often at Amathus. Their appearance may be connected with the advent of Egyptian rule over the island. They played a role in the cult of the Great Goddess of Cyprus, who like Hathor, afforded protection against death and harm. The shafts also occur in funerary contexts. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

King with Sistra (Rattles) before Hathor Music could appease deities, including goddesses. Here, in a setting of the world bounded by hieroglyphs for earth and heaven, a king as dutiful son stands with sistra before one form of "his mother," the goddess Hathor. As is characteristic of Egyptian goddesses, she holds a papyrus scepter, a symbol of vigor and renewal, and grants the king the "lifetime of Re" and "the years of Atum," meaning eternal life. Medium: Basalt Dates: 3rd century B.C.E. Period: Ptolemaic Period Dimensions: 7 3/4 x 8 11/16 in. (19.7 x 22 cm) Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor Accession Number: 62.46 Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3721/King_w...

Title: Panel from a Hathor Column Period: Late Period Dynasty: Dynasty 26–30 Date: 688–342 B.C. Geography: Egypt Medium: Cedar Dimensions: H. 44.8 cm (17 5/8 in); w. 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in) Credit Line: Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889 Accession Number: 89.2.214 Description: This panel would have joined three others to form a capital for a column. Limestone versions of such columns are well documented. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/egypti...

Fragment of a Sistrum in the Shape of a Hathor Head Faience Egypt Saite period, 688-525 BC Accession # 26.7.988 Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.