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Inlay of a squatting goddess, probably Hathor

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Description

Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 4th century B.C. Faience. H. 7.1 cm (2 13/16 in.); W. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.); D. 1.5 cm (9/16 in.). Possibly from: Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu), Middle Egypt. Subject: Women, Hathor. Credit: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

Small Egyptian faience inlay depicting a squatting female deity holding a small object in one hand and raising the other arm, with a distinctive wig and crown/headdress.

The object is a light-colored faience inlay sculpted in the form of a squatting goddess standing on a low base. The figure has a human female head with a wig/headdress and a projecting crown element at the top. The deity’s face is in profile facing left; the arms are bent, with one hand held forward and the other raised, gripping a small rounded/ovoid element. The torso and limbs are modeled in relief with minimal surface detail; the body appears to be a single cast piece. No clear hieroglyphic inscription or cartouche is visible on the shown surfaces. No Greek/Coptic/Arabic text is present. The overall appearance matches the catalogue’s description of a “squatting goddess, probably Hathor,” though the specific identification as Hathor is not textually confirmed in the image.

religious Late Period–Ptolemaic Period good
Deities Hathor (probable; not explicitly identifiable from visible attributes)
Materials faience

Connections

Found at Hermopolis
Deities Hathor
Materials Faience

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116252452 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 26.7.1001 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 551335 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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