Hathor as a Cow

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Title:

Hathor as a Cow

Description:

Head from a statue of the goddess Hathor represented as a cow, from her shrine at Deir el-Bahri. Traces of the rock crystal and lapis lazuli inlay remain in the eyes. 18th Dynasty; c. 1450 B.C.; calcite with rock crystal and lapis lazuli, from Thebes.

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