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Hathor Giving the Ankh to Thutmose IV

Hathor, goddess of music, dance, joy, love, and maternal care, with solar disk, depicted giving the Ankh, or ‘the key of life’ to king Thutmose IV at the entrance beyond. A detail of a wall painting in the Tomb of Thutmose IV (KV43). New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1401-1391 BC. Valley of the Kings, West Thebes.