Horus the Child Standing on Crocodiles

ca. 380-343 BCE (Late Period, 30th dynasty)

14.1 cm 23.5 cm 5.7 cm

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Horus the Child stands on crocodiles and controls snakes, scorpions, an oryx, and a lion. Called a "cippus," this is a magical device believed to ward off poisonous and dangerous animals and to heal those who had been bitten or stung. Liquid would be poured over the "cippus" t...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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