Face of the goddess Bat
It has been suggested that the tiny, deep blue face of Bat, with its exquisitely inlaid eyes, was once part of a Bat pendant. The face was likely originally set into a gold form that would have completed the image with ears that joined up with the nubs on the head, horns, and probably ties below the chin. Although we know that elite men wore this kind of emblem, the present example, given its evident high quality, might be royal, meaning that it could have been worn by a pharaoh during his jubilee, a celebration at which Hathor was the dominant goddess.
Artwork Details
- Title: Face of the goddess Bat
- Period: Late New Kingdom–Third Intermediate Period
- Date: ca. 1100–664 BCE
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Lapis lazuli, gold, travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
- Dimensions: H. 1.2 × W. 1.4 × Th. 0.2 cm (1/2 × 9/16 × 1/16 in)
- Credit Line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2012
- Object Number: 2012.178
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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