Stele of Hathor

Stele of Hathor - Author's Collection

The pictured stele/stela appears to be of the goddess Hathor featuring horns with a sun disk. It measures about 5" tall and 2.5" wide. It was once housed in a shadow box, but the frame broke. I threw the frame away, but I kept the artwork. I have no clue what the hieroglyphics say or if they say anything at all. They may just be for decoration. However, the top left symbol is an inverted glyph that, when turned in the opposite direction, can be read as "Hathor."

Hathor Statuette

Hathor - Author's Collection

The pictured figurine is Hathor or possibly Isis, seated. I'm leaning more toward Hathor, as I would assume that Isis would be pictured with wings. The figure has an ankh in her right hand, the sun disc above her head, as well as two horns. There are hieroglyphics at the base of the statue. I tried to use an online translator to decipher them, but I was unsuccessful. They may say something, or they may be just for show.

Canopic Jars

Canopic Jars - Author's Collection

I bought a set of Egyptian miniature canopic jars from Amazon in 2008, I think. I went back and tried to refresh myself with their symbolism, but it was so long ago that I (naturally) got a 404. So, I went digging and found the information for which I was searching.

Canopic jars were in use as far back as the Old Kingdom (2700-2200 BC). They held the embalmed internal organs of high-ranked individuals. The canopic chest and miniature images found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun are perhaps the most famous examples.

The jars in the picture, which are topped with stoppers, represent, from left to right, protective deities called the four sons of Horus. They are:

Duamutef, the jackal-headed god representing the east.

Qebehsenuef, the falcon-headed god representing the west.

Hapi, the baboon-headed god representing the north.

Imsety, the human-headed god representing the south.

The figures are approximately 3.5 inches tall. I keep them, for now, in a small wall-mounted curio cabinet.

Broken Statue

Statue - Source: Meta

Now THAT is an opposable thumb. I didn't see any other information about this image. I'm guessing this is in Egypt.