Inlay of a squatting goddess, probably Hathor, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 4th century B.C., From Egypt; Possibly from Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu), Faience, H. 7.1 cm (2 13/16 in.); W. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.); D. 1.5 cm (9/16 in.), This inlay represents a small crouching female goddess. She wears the vulture headdress associated by this time with great mother goddesses, topped by a modius of uraei and a disk, all broken away. She originally held a scepter in the fist on her knee
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Inlay, squatting goddess, Hathor, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 4th century B.C, Egypt, Middle Egypt, Hermopolis, Ashmunein, Khemenu, Faience, H, 7.1 cm, 2 13/16, W, 3.8, 1 1/2, D, 1.5, 9/16, inlay, represents, small crouching, female, goddess, wears, vulture headdress, associated, time, great mother, goddesses, topped, modius, uraei, disk, broken away, originally held, scepter, fist, knee
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