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Painted limestone relief of a standing Egyptian ruler in a white crown with a long staff, beside carved hieroglyph columns, with a partial cow and red sun disk at right.

Relief of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II and the Goddess Hathor

Painted limestone relief showing a standing male ruler in a tall white crown and broad collar, holding a long staff, beside columns of carved hieroglyphs. At right, a partly visible cow beneath a red sun disk suggests the goddess Hathor.

Artist
Unknown
Date
ca. 2010–2000 B.C.
Medium
Limestone, paint
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
4000 × 1581 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date -2000).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1907

Español: Relieve de Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II y la diosa Hathor

Relieve pintado en piedra caliza que muestra a un gobernante masculino de pie, con una alta corona blanca y un collar ancho, sosteniendo un bastón largo, junto a columnas de jeroglíficos tallados. A la derecha, una vaca parcialmente visible bajo un disco solar rojo sugiere a la diosa Hathor.

Português: Relevo de Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II e a deusa Hathor

Relevo pintado em calcário que mostra um governante masculino de pé, com alta coroa branca e colar largo, segurando um cetro longo, ao lado de colunas de hieróglifos entalhados. À direita, uma vaca parcialmente visível sob um disco solar vermelho sugere a deusa Hathor.

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