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bm-ancient-art: “The Goddess Hathor, ca. 664-30 B.C.E. or later, Brooklyn Museum: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art Striding bronze figure of a cow-headed goddess, probably Hathor. The figure strides upon an inscribed rectangular base....

bm-ancient-art:

The Goddess Hathor, ca. 664-30 B.C.E. or later, Brooklyn Museum: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art


Striding bronze figure of a cow-headed goddess, probably Hathor. The figure strides upon an inscribed rectangular base. She wears a lappet wig crowned with horns, sun-disk, uraeus on sun disk, and tall feathers (only partly preserved) behind disk. The figure’s eyes are inlaid with gold and electrum. Condition: Upper part of feathers and tip of horns missing. Solid cast. Copper brown patina over whole piece. Base chipped and dented.
Size: 7 ½ x 1 7/16 x 2 7/8 in. (19 x 3.7 x 7.3 cm) mount (display dimensions): 10 x 2 ½ x 3 ½ in. (25.4 x 6.4 x 8.9 cm)
Medium: Bronze, gold, electrum

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4027

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