Cippus

E15408

From: Egypt

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number E15408
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt
Section Egyptian
Materials Steatite
Description

Cippus of Horus carved from steatite. Obverse has a central image of Horus the Child, standing with his arms spread out. He holds two snakes in either hand. He stands on two crocodiles which face opposite directions. A rough inscription is scratched around the edge of the piece. The back is decorated in registers. The upper register has a kneeling woman facing right below wings (?). The second register has a line of four standing gods, facing right. At the far right is an ibex (?) also facing right. Below this are six lines of rough text, read from right to left. The sign forms are semi-hieratic.

Height 5.8 cm
Width 5 cm
Thickness 1.4 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 1506 - Sommerville Gem Number | 29-128-1506 - Old Museum Number

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