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Relief of the Goddess Hathor
Middle Kingdom
Not on view
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.
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