The Royal Couple as Priest and Priestess
305-200 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
This stela is interesting for its depiction of the royal couple, rather than the king by himself, praising and making an offering to the falconheaded deity. The queen’s so-called Hathor crown (consisting of cow’s horns with a sun disk surmounted by two plumes) indicates her partially divine status.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Sandstone, pigment
- Period
- Ptolemaic Period
- Dimensions
- 11 5/8 x 11 in. (29.5 x 28 cm)
- Accession Number
- 87.2
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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