cite as: https://uremuseum.org/record/E.63.9
| Accession_Number | E.63.9 | ||||||||
| Shape | Pendant | ||||||||
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| Material | Faience | ||||||||
| Fabric | Egyptian | ||||||||
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| Decoration | Light green pendant. The image is the goddess of Hathor, goddess of music and dance. Here she is depicted in the form of a highly stylized cow. At the top of the pendant is a loop for threading. The pendant is flat and has the cow-head engraved in the centre with an arch of concentric lines above the head Below the head on either side are parallel vertical lines divided by one horizontal line on both sides. | ||||||||
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| Condition | Intact and complete, the glaze is still present although the light green colour is somewhat faded. Aside from one crack and two small chips on the facade no detail has been lost. | ||||||||
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| Provenance | Medum | ||||||||
| Period | 3rd Intermediate Period: 22 dynasty | ||||||||
| Date | 945-712 | ||||||||
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| Height | 4.1 | ||||||||
| Diameters | 2.6 at widest | ||||||||
| Handle_height | 0.7 | ||||||||
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| Location | Body Beautiful | ||||||||
| Edited_by | Leigh; Kinsey; Joana varela | ||||||||
| Date_edited | 25/9/02; 11.01.2006; 08.05.2017 |
