Horus Stele (Cippus)
This small stele (an upright stone slab with an inscription or image) is an amulet inscribed with magical spells to ward off stings and bites from deadly animals and insects-representing wild nature and chaos. The nude figure is the god Horus the Child, clutching a scorpion a...
Images (12)
Sculpture
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id
39655
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contentType
sculpture
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
12
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import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_22.173_Top_DD_T12.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_22.173_Top_DD_T12.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_22.173_Top_DD_T12.jpg |
| imageCount | 12 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.173 |
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Medium
black steatite
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