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Object NamePlaque with Hathor

Made FromGlass

Date299 BCE-99 CE

Place MadeRoman Empire; Egypt

TechniqueMosiac or millefiori techniques

SizeOverall (A-1 and A-2 combined) H: 2 cm, W: 1.6 cm, D: 0.2 cm

Accession Number59.1.94 A

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Designs in Miniature: The Story of Mosaic Glass

On ViewAncient Gallery

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

Hathor was the Egyptian goddess of love and joy. She was often represented with the head, horns, or ears of a cow.

Physical DescriptionPlaque with Hathor. Mosaic glass or millefiori elements. Half face of the goddess Hathor, canes of opaque yellow, opaque red, turquoise, all in a white matrix. Face delineated with blue, red lips, wig, series of alternating rosettes and turquoise and red "triglyphs", cow ear, horizontal crown base of small alternating vertical bands of yellow, red, deep blue and turquoise, base preserves delicate rosette necklace.
Provenance

Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27