Hathor crown
- Accession Number
- W93
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Types
- Accessory (including regalia), Crown | Sculpture, Statue
- Period
- Graeco-Roman Period
- Material
- Metals/alloys (Copper alloy)
- Provenance
- Egypt
- Measurements
- Height: 54mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Divine Name
- Hathor
Licensing details
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- Description
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A copper alloy Hathor crown from a statue. Hathor usually wore a cows' horns and a sun-disc. However, other female gods, such as Isis, also wore this headdress, denoting their status as daughters of the sun-god Re. It was purchased in 1906 from the collection of Robert de Rustafjaell.
- Previous Owners
- Robert de Rustafjaell (1859–1943) | Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 14 Oct 2020