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Fragment with Hathor(?)
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18
1550–1295 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Dendara, Animal Catacombs
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Length x width x thickness: 3.6 x 3 x 0.6 cm (1 7/16 x 1 3/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number98.1114
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionOne charred ivory fragment with incised decoration possibly including the head of the goddess Hathor(?), as suggested by two areas of curled hair visible below the break at top. Beaded collar also represented. Curved shape of the fragment may suggest originally part of a handle or clapper element of a cosmetic or musical item.
ProvenanceFrom Dendara, animal catacombs. 1898: excavated by William Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt; presented to the MFA at the general meeting of the EEF.
(Accession Date: November 1, 1898)
(Accession Date: November 1, 1898)