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Horus Stele (Cippus)
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
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.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 7/8 x W: 1 1/2 x D: 1 7/16 in. (7.23 x 3.79 x 3.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1930
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
22.336