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Hathor columns became popular in the Middle Kingdom and consist of a column shaft surmounted by a capital representing the heifer goddess Hathor. In turn, the Hathor capital is often surmounted by a sistrum, the principal aid to worship for this goddess. Hathor columns are common throughout Egypt, and the most famous can be found at the Temple of Hathor at Dendera and at the Hathor Temple in the Mortuary Temple Complex of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri.
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| Hathor Column, Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahri |