Antique Print-EGYPT-ARTEFACT-HATHOR-DEITY-HIEROGLYPHS-Caylus-1767

‘PL. IX (..).’

– Original antique print showing iconography and ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic inscriptions related to the goddess Hathor. Figure I (Top Center): a frontal Hathor-headed capital or pillar motif, a common architectural and artistic design used extensively in ancient Egyptian temples (such as the Temple of Dendera). The goddess is traditionally shown with distinct human facial features, cow ears, and her signature headdress comprising long cow horns framing a prominent solar disk. Figures II, III, and IV (Bottom): hieroglyphic blocks containing standard offering formulas, royal titles, or divine epithets used to study the language during the early decades of modern Egyptology following the decipherment of the Rosetta Stone.