An Egyptian limestone round-topped stele
New Kingdom, circa 1550-1070 B.C.
The stele carved in shallow sunken relief with a Hathor head surmounted by a naos, serving as a sistrum fetish of the goddess, all above a conical support, an adorant male figure standing to the right with arms upraised in adoration, wearing a short wig and long kilt with large apron, the remains of a female figure, likely his wife, behind him, with three columns of inscription above reading: '[Hathor] Nebhetepet, the lady of heaven, for the ka of Hathor, Nebhetepet', the third column with traces of the owner's name, 'Neferrenpet(?)', 28.5cm high注脚Provenance:
Private collection, England, acquired in Switzerland in the 1960s.
G. Michaelides (1900-1973) collection.
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 5 October 2011, lot 20.
Private collection, Hamburg, acquired from the above sale.

Nebhetep(et) was a composite goddess amalgamating a local Heliopolitan goddess with the great goddess Hathor, known from the New Kingdom onwards. For more, see J. Vandier, 'Iousâas et (Hathor)-Nébet-Hétépet', Revue d'Égyptologie 16-18, 1964-1966, p. 83, ill. pl.5 no 1, but incorrectly captioned.