Ancient Egyptian column capital (limestone) in the shape of the head of the goddess Hathor. The col
Ancient Egyptian column capital (limestone) in the shape of the head of the goddess Hathor. The column’s shaft bears the name of the 30th Dynasty pharaoh Nectanebo I (r. 380-362 BCE). Thought to come from the Nile Delta; now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. -- source link
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