Hathor / Bat emblem, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1570–1479 B.C., From Egypt, Elephant ivory, blue pigment, H. 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in); W. 1.9 cm (3/4 in), The face and horns of this early goddess face have the wig, collar and naos acquired when the Bat emblem was combined with Hathor’s sistrum in the Middle Kingdom. The wig with curls was worn by queens and private women from the Middle Kingdom to the early New Kingdom, and was adopted to adorn the Bat face when in that period it was first incorporated into the sistrum emblematic of Hathor
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Hathor / Bat emblem, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca, 1570–1479 B.C, Egypt, Elephant ivory, blue pigment, H, 3.1 cm, 1 1/4, W, 1.9, 3/4, face, horns, early goddess, wig, collar, naos acquired, Bat, combined, Hathor, sistrum, Middle, curls, worn, queens, private women, New, Kingdom, adopted, adorn, face, period, first incorporated, sistrum emblematic
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