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Cippus of Horus (magical stela)

Cippus of Horus (magical stela). Dimensions: h. 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.) × w. 1.8 cm (11/16 in.). Date: 332-30 B.C.. This small stela is representative of the genre of Egyptian art known as the cippus (plural, cippi) or magical stela. An image of the infant Horus on the front beneath a Bes-image is shown subduing dangerous animals. The Metternich Stela (acc. 50.85) is the largest and most elaborate example of the genre. Texts on such stelae often include a reference to transforming water poured over the stela into a curative libation.
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Title:
Cippus of Horus (magical stela)
Caption:
Cippus of Horus (magical stela). Dimensions: h. 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.) × w. 1.8 cm (11/16 in.). Date: 332-30 B.C.. This small stela is representative of the genre of Egyptian art known as the cippus (plural, cippi) or magical stela. An image of the infant Horus on the front beneath a Bes-image is shown subduing dangerous animals. The Metternich Stela (acc. 50.85) is the largest and most elaborate example of the genre. Texts on such stelae often include a reference to transforming water poured over the stela into a curative libation.
Technique/material:
soapstone
Period:
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
2952 x 3936 px | 33.2 MB
Print size:
25.0 x 33.3 cm | 9.8 x 13.1 in (300 dpi)
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