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Horus Stele (Cippus)

Egyptian (Artist)
664-342 BCE (Late Period; Saite (?))
brown stone
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )

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.

Inscription

[On the back, beginning of a protective spell] Hail to you, god, son of a god; hail to you, heir, son of an heir; hail to you, bull, son of a bull; born of a divine mother (?), hail to you, Horus, who came forth from Osiris, born of Isis, the divine mother. I recite by your charm, I speak by your magic power. [Inscriptions on sides and bottom illegible]

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.

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

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Geographies

Egypt (Place of Origin)

Measurements

L: 3 1/8 in. (8 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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22.335

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