Hathor crown
- Accession Number
- W94
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Types
- Accessory (including regalia), Crown | Sculpture, Statue
- Period
- Graeco-Roman Period
- Material
- Metals/alloys (Copper alloy)
- Provenance
- Egypt
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Divine Name
- Hathor
Licensing details
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- Description
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A copper alloy Hathor crown consisting of a sun-disc between the horns of a cow from a statue. The sun-disc and cow horns are usually associated with Hathor. However, other goddesses, particularly Isis, are also shown wearing these headdresses. It was purchased by Wellcome in 1906 from the collection of Robert de Rustafjaell.
- Other Identity
- 814 (rectangular serrated label)
- 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