3824 – Goddess Hathor Plate

Physical description:

Attractive modern plate depicting the Ancient Egyptian Goddess Hathor. The colours are subtle blues, golds and lilacs, and the goddess is portrayed in a way that combines modern naturalism with Ancient Egyptian stylisation. She is standing in the centre of the plate, wearing a horned crown and holding a sistrum.

Museum classification:

Goddess

Size:

195 diam

Information:

Hathor is an ancient Creator Goddess, the Egyptian version of the Phoenician/Canaanite Goddess Ishtar/Astarte, who evolved into the spirit Astaroth who was an important figure in medieval and later Ritual Magic - particularly love magic.

Mandrake was sacred to Hathor, and a hallucinogenic potion made of blood, beer and mandrake was drunk during festivals in her honour.

Resource:

Object

Materials:

Ceramic

Mandrake was sacred to Hathor, and a hallucinogenic potion made of blood, beer and mandrake was drunk during festivals in her honour.

3825 – Goddess Isis Plate

Attractive modern plate depicting the Ancient Egyptian Goddess Isis. The colours are subtle golds, greens and blues, and the style evokes Ancient Egyptian art whilst being essentially modern. Isis is depicted seated above a falcon and between a lion and a heron. She is wearing a blue dress and holding an ankh.

3827 – Goddess Amphitrite Plate

A plate that is either a replica of, or in the style of, Ancient Greek ceramics, depicting the Goddess of the Sea Amphitrite, together with her husband the God Poseidon and the God Dionysus. Amphitrite and Poseidon are holding fish, and there is a scene of fish swimming in the sea at the bottom of the plate.

3828 – Apollo and Kore Plate

A plate that is either a replica, or in the style, of Ancient Greek ceramics, depicting the God Apollo (playing a lyre) and the Goddess Kore (holding a bird).