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Portrait of Isis, carved into the Temple of Isis, at Aswan, Egypt. Isis is often represented with the throne atop the solar disc embraced by cow's horns.



A radiant or radiate crown, commonly known as a solar crown, symbolizes the sun, or more importantly, powers associated with the sun. It typically takes the form of either a horned disc to represent the sun, or a curved band of points to represent rays.

In the iconography of ancient Egypt, the solar crown is taken as a disc framed by the horns of a ram or cow. It is worn by deities such as Horus, in his hawk-headed form, Hathor, and especially Isis.