Horus Stele (Cippus)

664-342 BCE (Late Period; Saite (?)) L: 3 1/8 in. (8 cm) Citation Source image

This cippus is carved in low relief. It depicts, on a panel, Horus the child holding a gazelle, a lion, snakes, and a scorpion. There are inscriptions on the sides and back. There is a head of Bes at the top with a hole for suspension through the head.

Sculpture

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1410
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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