Object Composed of Two Hathor Heads

664–525 B.C.E., or later

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Caption

Object Composed of Two Hathor Heads, 664–525 B.C.E., or later. Wood, 5 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 5/8 in. (13.6 x 6.1 x 4.1 cm) mount (with object): 4 3/4 × 5 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (12.1 × 13.3 × 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.610.

Title

Object Composed of Two Hathor Heads

Date

664–525 B.C.E., or later

Dynasty

Dynasty 26 (possibly)

Period

Late Period, or later

Geography

Place made: Elephantine Island, Egypt

Medium

Wood

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

5 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 5/8 in. (13.6 x 6.1 x 4.1 cm) mount (with object): 4 3/4 × 5 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (12.1 × 13.3 × 6.4 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour

Accession Number

16.610

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