Relief of the Goddess Hathor
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.This object is not part of The Met collection. It was in the Museum for a special exhibition and has been returned to the lender.
The goddess Hathor wears a typical headdress with a sun disk enclosed by a pair of cow horns. She lifts a menat necklace from her chest and holds a sistrum, a musical instrument related to her cult. The inscription behind her commemorates King Amenemhat III’s Sed festival, or jubilee. The relief seems to have been part of an addition or repair made by Amenemhat III to the pyramid complex of his ancestor, King Amenemhat I.
The goddess Hathor wears a typical headdress with a sun disk enclosed by a pair of cow horns. She lifts a menat necklace from her chest and holds a sistrum, a musical instrument related to her cult. The inscription behind her commemorates King Amenemhat III’s Sed festival, or jubilee. The relief seems to have been part of an addition or repair made by Amenemhat III to the pyramid complex of his ancestor, King Amenemhat I.
Artwork Details
- Title: Relief of the Goddess Hathor
- Period: Middle Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 12
- Reign: Amenemhat III
- Date: 1859-1813 BC
- Geography: Found/excavated Egypt, Lisht
- Medium: Limestone
- Dimensions: 24 13/16 × 27 3/16 × 2 9/16 in. (63 × 69 × 6.5 cm)
- Credit Line: Paris, Louvre Museum, Departement des Antiquités égyptiennes
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art