The head depicts a goddess with a cow’s face and this zoomorphism and the sun disk between her horns convey divinity.

One of the most complex goddesses in ancient Egypt was the goddess Hathor. Hathor was the mother of all gods and goddesses in the ancient Egyptian pantheon. Hathor adapted many different roles but she stood out because of her influence in both the living and the death of Egyptians. Goddess Hathor was represented as cow because she is seen as giving sustenance to her people, or a beautiful woman with the horns of a cow on her head. She was very popular with the old kingdom and she represents Upper Egypt.