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Amulets of the head of Hathor
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18–20
1550–1070 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Semna, S 563, 2E
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Length: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.908a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionHathor head amulets were popular from the New Kingdom to the Greco-Roman period. Hathor, the goddess of love and protector of the dead, is shown as a woman with the ears of a cow, wearing a distinctive, heavy wig with the ends coiled into spirals. These three amulets are made of green glazed faience. The backs are flat and ther eare tranvserse hols through the tops for stringing.
ProvenanceFrom Semna, S 563, 2E. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession date: March 15, 1924)
(Accession date: March 15, 1924)