Dendera Light (Hathor Temple Crypt 1-C, south wall)

Title: Dendera Light (Hathor Temple Crypt 1-C, south wall)
Rights: Arab Republic of Egypt. Wikimedia Commons contributor Olaf Tausch. Creative Commons 3.0.
Creator: Unknown under Ptolemy XII
Date: ca 54 BCE
Description: This relief carving in a crypt wall of the Temple of Hathor depicts a snake emerging from a lotus flower, encased in an ovular container. A tall male figure stands behind the lotus flower, hands clenched. The stem of the lotus flower snakes to the right, where there are two small figures supporting the container with their heads. The first is kneeling on the ground while the second kneels on a pedestal. The second is supporting the container with both hands and a disc on top of his head.
Format: Relief carving. Limestone.
Language: Egyptian Hieroglyphs.
Publisher: Dendera Temple Complex. Wikimedia Commons contributor Olaf Tausch.
Contributor: Aiden Lucier
Subject: Egypt; Ancient Egypt; Temple; Dendera; Dendera light; Dendera temple complex; Temple of Hathor; Hathor; relief
Source: Jpg file. Olaf Tausch. 11/9/2025. https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=105545580.