The Royal Couple as Priest and Priestess
305–200 B.C.E.
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Object Label
This stela is interesting for its depiction of the royal couple, rather than the king by himself, praising and making an offering to the falconheaded deity. The queen’s so-called Hathor crown (consisting of cow’s horns with a sun disk surmounted by two plumes) indicates her partially divine status.
Caption
The Royal Couple as Priest and Priestess, 305–200 B.C.E.. Sandstone, pigment, 11 5/8 x 11 in. (29.5 x 28 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 87.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
The Royal Couple as Priest and Priestess
Date
305–200 B.C.E.
Period
Ptolemaic Period
Medium
Sandstone, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
11 5/8 x 11 in. (29.5 x 28 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
87.2
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