votive plaque to Hathor (cat)

votive plaque to Hathor (cat)

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This is a votive offering to Hathor, showing a cat.

It is from Serabit el-Khadim, Sinai Hathor was the cow-goddess, lady of the sky, royal mother and daughter of Ra. She was usually associated with sexuality, joy and music. At the turquoise mines of Serabit el-Khadim in Sinai a temple was built to her as “lady of turquoise”. The mine workers dedicated many faience objects such as this plaque to her. This is a votive offering to Hathor, showing a cat. It is made from faience. It is over 3,000 years old, dating to the 18th-21st Dynasty (1550-1069 BCE) in the New Kingdom.

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