Cippus of Horus (magical stela), Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 B.C., From Egypt, Soapstone, h. 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.) × w. 1.8 cm (11/16 in.), 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
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Cippus, Horus, magical stela, Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 B.C, Egypt, Soapstone, h, 4.5 cm, 1 3/4, w, 1.8, 11/16, small, stela, representative, genre, Egyptian art, cippus, plural, cippi, image, infant Horus, front beneath, Bes-image, shown subduing, dangerous, animals
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