Hathor-headed capital

This capital with a representation of a city-gate is only partly preserved and represents Hathor, who is depicted in the relief at the upper part of the capital. Hathor is an ancient Egyptian goddess who personified the principles of joy, music, feminine love, and motherhood. She was one of the most important and popular deities throughout the history of ancient Egypt. The ancient Greeks, meanwhile, sometimes identified Hathor with the goddess Aphrodite. The capital was discovered in Amathous.这件带有城门浮雕的柱头仅残存部分原貌，其塑造的形象为哈索尔（Hathor），该女神被刻画于柱头上部的浅浮雕中。哈索尔是古埃及女神，具象化了欢愉、音乐、女性之爱与母性的精神内核，在古埃及的整个历史进程中，均为最为重要且广受尊崇的神祇之一。与此同时，古希腊人有时会将哈索尔与阿佛洛狄忒（Aphrodite）等同视之。这件柱头出土于阿马苏斯（Amathous）。