Extremely fine plaque pendant of blue faience with the facing head of Hathor, typical cow’s ears. Wide ridged suspension loop. Exquisite. Hathor was a major ancient Egyptian goddess of love, beauty, music, dance, joy, fertility, and motherhood, often depicted as a cow or a woman with cow's horns and a sun disk. She was known as the "Golden One" and patroness of women, associated with birth, pleasure, and prosperity. Size: 4.7 cm L - 1 13/16 inch Material: Faience Culture: Egypt, c. 600 B.C.(possibly a replica) Condition: Intact Provenance: British private collection, acquired in a London auction prior to 2000. The seller guarantees that this item has been legally acquired & will be legally exported, related documents seen by Catawiki. This item do not need an export licence within the EU. The seller will inform the buyer if it needs a UK export licence outside the EU Worldwide shipping by Registered Mail. Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity N.B. Import duties may be incurred on orders shipped to countries outside the UK. Notice: We are not able to ship to Greece and Cyprus.