Horus Stele (Cippus)
This piece is carved in high relief. Horus the Child stands on two crocodiles, and holds two sceptres with hawks, a gazelle, a lion, and a scorpion. The wings of the hawks are on top of the rendered stele, and the head of the god Bes is placed above the head of the Horus Child.
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Sculpture
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14313
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sculpture
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normalized
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| provenance |
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Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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| language |
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en
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pageCount
8
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import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_22.336_Bot_DD_RS2009.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_22.336_Bot_DD_RS2009.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_22.336_Bot_DD_RS2009.jpg |
| imageCount | 8 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.336 |
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