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Head-dress of statue
Egyptian
Late Period
760–343 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Tanis (San el-Hagar)
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height x width: 13.8 x 9.8 cm (5 7/16 x 3 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.193
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionOnce attached to a statuette, this headdress features the sun disc and horns of the goddess Hathor, with a pair of feathers behind.
ProvenanceFrom Tanis (San el-Hagar). 1884: 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; October 28, 1885: presented to the MFA at EEF general meeting.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1886)
(Accession Date: January 1, 1886)