Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A rare seated effigy of the goddess Hathor nursing the infant god Horus. Hathor presents seated atop a minimalist throne while baring one breast and wearing a crown of bull horns flanking a sun disc, and the entire figure is covered in light green glaze. An integral suspension loop on the verso indicates that this was worn on a necklace strand, perhaps with additional beads. Size: 0.72" L x 0.53" W x 1.97" H (1.8 cm x 1.3 cm x 5 cm)

Exhibited at the Drexel Museum, Philadelphia, 1895 to 1914; with the Drexel Institute Collection, Minneapolis Museum of Art, 1915 to 1958, ref. no. 16.82; at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) from 1986 to 1991; in the University of Arizona Museum of Art, October 1993 to December 1993; and in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 1996 to 2023

Provenance: Collection of Dr. W. Benson Harer, Los Angeles, California, USA; ex-L. Blumka collection, 1958; ex-Emil Brugsch Collection, curator of the Bulaq Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Exhibited at the Drexel Museum, Philadelphia, 1895 to 1914; with the Drexel Institute Collection, Minneapolis Institute of Art, 1915 to 1958, ref. no. 16.82; at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) from 1986 to 1991; in the University of Arizona Museum of Art, October 1993 to December 1993; and in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 1996 to 2023

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Small losses to Horus figure as shown. Softening to finer details, with light fading to glaze pigment, otherwise in great condition. Old museum number handwritten behind Hathor's crown.