Object Details
Donor Name
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Notes
NO NUMBER. EGYPTIAN CERAMIC FIGURINE, FEMALE? WITH LARGE HEADDRESS.
Hathor plaque. Johns Hopkins University Egyptologist Betsy Bryan says could be modern; decoration on chest is a little odd. Hathor was patron goddess of miners, and associated with copper and turquoise. Many votive objects like this were left at temples and shrines to Hathor - lots of such in the Sinai and southern Israel, where copper and turquoise mines were. Hathor was worshipped as "Lady of Turquoise" in one mining region [Serabit el-Khadim, in Sinai?]. Small piece is not part of the Hathor plaque, it is an "aegis" - an amulet in the form of part of a counterpoise of a menat necklace [also related to worship of Hathor?]
Record Last Modified
30 Jul 2020
Specimen Count
1
Culture
Ancient Egyptian
Accession Date
1991
Accession Number
999999
USNM Number
AT5569-0
Object Type
Figurine
Place
Egypt, Africa
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Data Source
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Archaeology
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Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8325951