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Bas relief showing king Sethos I and the goddess Hathor

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A bas relief showing the goddess Hathor, a solar disk and bovine horns surmounting her large wig, greeting king Sety I, who wears a transparent tunic over a short kilt. The goddess holds the hand of the pharaoh and hands him a necklace with a heavy counterweight menat.

Present location

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

Inventory number

2468

Dating

SETHOS I/MENMAATRE

Archaeological Site

VALLEY OF THE KINGS

Category

PILASTER

Material

LIMESTONE

Technique

LOW RELIEF; PAINTED

Height

244 cm

Width

121 cm

Translation

Hathor, who is at the head of Thebes, beautiful of face, lady of Dendera; the king of Upper and Lower Egypt Men-maat-Ra, son of Ra, Sethos I, endowed with life as Ra for eternity.

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