Vase with a neck shaped as the goddess Hathor

Vase with a neck shaped as the goddess Hathor

A vase with a rounded bottom, an oval body, an outturned rim, and a neck shaped as the head of the goddess Hathor with her face rendered in relief. The body is decorated with painted rings and vertical lines, and the face of the goddess is also painted.

Present location MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO NAZIONALE/MUSEO EGIZIO [05/027] FLORENCE

Inventory number 3365

Dating 18TH DYNASTY

Archaeological Site UNSPECIFIED

Category VASE

Material POTTERY

Technique FORMED ON THE POTTER'S WHEEL; PAINTED

Height 37.2 cm

Diameter 10,7 cm

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•AA.VV., L'argilla e il tornio. La produzione fittile dell'Egitto antico in Toscana, Pisa, 1992, pg. 58, n. 97..