Hathor
Date2009
Artist
Richard Cleaver
(American sculptor, born 1952)
MediumHand-built ceramic, freshwater pearls, Swarovski crystals, sapphires, carnelians, wood, metal, gold leaf, painted in oil
Dimensions32 3/4 × 8 × 7 in. (83.2 × 20.3 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineLouisa du Pont Copeland Memorial Fund, 2017
Object number2017-113
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSCULPTURE
Label TextHathor is the ancient Egyptian goddess associated with the sky, love, and motherhood. Cleaver equates the goddess with his mother who holds portraits of the artist’s twin brothers as young boys.
