MAKE A MEME View Large Image Egyptian - Relief Displaying the King Suckled by the Hathor-Cow - Walters 22121.jpg A youthful king suckles at the udder of the mother-goddess Hathor depicted as a cow His black flesh may indicate that he is deceased this color being ...
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Keywords: Egyptian - Relief Displaying the King Suckled by the Hathor-Cow - Walters 22121.jpg A youthful king suckles at the udder of the mother-goddess Hathor depicted as a cow His black flesh may indicate that he is deceased this color being associated with the underworld and the god Osiris; but the color black also symbolizes fertility renewal and rebirth and its use implies that the king will be restored to life ca 1300 1200 BC New Kingdom limestone with paint cm 21 5 33 ; Framed cm 25 5 35 5 6 accession number 22 121 25775 Joseph Brummer New York Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1922 place of origin Thebes Egypt See also 90px Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian reliefs in the Walters Art Museum Reliefs of Hathor Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Ancient Egyptian art from Deir el-Bahari
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