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Source Description
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 and a lion in one hand and snakes and an antelope in the other while he stands on two crocodiles. The head of the protective god Bes above Horus strengthens the magical power of this stele.
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Document identity
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39655
label
Horus Stele (Cippus)
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obj
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sculpture
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12
Source metadata
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39655
sourceUrl
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sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Horus Stele (Cippus)
description
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 and a lion in one hand and snakes and an antelope in the other while he stands on two crocodiles. The head of the protective god Bes above Horus strengthens the magical power of this stele.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd century BC (Greco-Roman)
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CC0
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en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
stelae
cippi
relief
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12
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12
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
13.3
height
6.3
dimensionsRaw
5 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (13.3 x 6.3 cm)
Source extras
dynasty
Ptolemaic Dynasty
med
black steatite
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6182
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EGY
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2672
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