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Hathor fetish capital

874–712 B.C.
FindspotBubastis, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueGranite
DimensionsOverall: 178.8 x 137.5 x 108.2 cm (70 3/8 x 54 1/8 x 42 5/8 in.)
Weight: 28000 lb. (12700.7 kg)
Credit LineEgypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession number89.555
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ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenanceFrom Bubastis, great temple of Bastet, hypostyle hall. 1887-888: excavated by Edouard Naville for the Egypt Exploration Fund; awarded to the Egypt Exploration Fund by the government of Egypt; April 12, 1888, presented to the MFA at the Sixth Annual General Meeting of the Egypt Exploration Fund, through the Reverend W. C. Winslow. (Accession Date: January 1, 1889)