Magical stela or cippus of Horus, Ptolemaic Period, 332–280 B.C., From Egypt, Chlorite schist, H. 20.5 cm (8 1/16 in.); W. 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); D. 4.5 cm (1 3/4 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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Magical stela, cippus, Horus, Ptolemaic Period, 332–280 B.C, Egypt, Chlorite schist, H, 20.5 cm, 8 1/16, W, 12, 4 3/4, D, 4.5, 1, small, stela, representative, genre, Egyptian art, plural, cippi, magical, image, infant Horus, front beneath, Bes-image, shown subduing, dangerous, animals
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