IMPORTANT! Due to new custom regulations we can no longer ship outside the E.U. Please make sure you have an EU shipping address before bidding. - The goddess Hathor was generally associated with love, music, and fertility. The particular form of the amulet here alludes to her role, both dangerous and protective, in the myth of the destruction of mankind. In this story humans revolted against the gods. In response, the sun god sent out one of his eyes in the form of a cobra to destroy mankind; the eye is identified with Hathor. This dangerous aspect of the goddess was used only against enemies or other forces that threatened world order. The manifestation of Hathor as an uraeus (rearing cobra) can be seen as an image of divine protection. The amulet was likely meant to put its wearer under the protection of the goddess and her appearance as a cobra was probably thought to be particularly effective in warding off danger. - See last picture as a parallel: https://clae.hypotheses.org/1041 Registered shipping. Provenance/Known History: Ex. Private UK collection. Collected before 1970. After that A.A. Gallery, UK. Important information: - A declaration of authenticity by my shop is provided with this lot. - Invoices, import- and export papers etc. will not be shared with customers. - Please do not pay for a won item before you are finished bidding in the auction. The system will not be able to combine your orders into one shipping if all items aren't paid at once. Catawiki disclaimer: This object has been dated based on style by the seller . No further tests, such as, a TL test, lapidary tests, analysis of pigments or radiography scans have been conducted to check the integrity of the piece.