Headdress+of+Hathor

Headdress of Hathor


 * Other Names:**

Hathor Crown


 * Hieroglyphics:**



This crown was worn by queens from the late 18th Dynasty onward, and linked them with the goddess Hathor, wife of Horus (who was associated with the pharaoh.) The Headdress of Hathor was a pair of cow horns, usually combined with the sun-disk and a rearing cobra. It was sometimes combined with the Vulture Headdress. The Headdress was occasionally worn by other goddesses such as Isis and Seshat.

Royal Crowns