Hathor Amulet, Third Intermediate Period–Late Period, ca. 1086–332 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, H. 2 9/16 x 9/16 x 1 1/8 in. (6.5 x 1.5 x 2.9 cm), In Ancient Egypt deities are often depicted as a combination of a human body and an animal head. Less frequently a human head was attached to the body of an animal, in this case a cobra. The cobra itself can be identified with different goddesses such as Wadjet, Hathor, Meretseger, Renenutet, Bastet, or Sakhmet.
Hathor Amulet, Third Intermediate Period–Late Period, ca. 1086–332 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, H. 2 9/16 x 9/16 x 1 1/8 in. (6.5 x 1.5 x 2.9 cm), In Ancient Egypt deities are often depicted as a combination of a human body and an animal head. Less frequently a human head was attached to the body of an animal, in this case a cobra. The cobra itself can be identified with different goddesses such as Wadjet, Hathor, Meretseger, Renenutet, Bastet, or Sakhmet