Art, Symbol & Imagination
Hathor beneath the Horned Sun Disc
A frontal female figure holds her hands near the chest beneath a broad disc framed by long curved horns. The upper silhouette spreads well beyond the narrow body and small base. The caption identifies Hathor and credits W. A. Mansell and Co. for the photograph. The full headdress makes the representation recognisable before the smaller details of the torso come into view.
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Ancient Egyptian makers (unrecorded); historical photographs. "Hathor beneath the Horned Sun Disc" [editorial title]. In Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt, Lewis Spence. September 1923 Harrap reprint; first published August 1913, 1923, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. Source scan leaf 233. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/egypt-object-233
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Historical photograph of an ancient object; printed caption reviewed. Ancient maker unrecorded. Photographer credit recorded individually where printed. Orientation corrected where necessary; no retouching or reconstructed detail.
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Ancient Egyptian makers (unrecorded); historical photographs. Hathor beneath the Horned Sun Disc. Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt. Scan leaf 233. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/egypt-object-233