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| Keywords: Egyptian - Horus Stele (Cippus) - Walters 22173.jpg This small stele an upright stone slab with an inscription or image is an amulet inscribed with magical spells to ward off stings and bites from deadly animals and insects-representing wild nature and chaos The nude figure is the god Horus the Child clutching a scorpion and a lion in one hand and snakes and an antelope in the other while he stands on two crocodiles The head of the protective god Bes above Horus strengthens the magical power of this stele century 3 BC Greco-Roman black steatite cm 13 3 6 3 accession number 22 173 39655 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1923 Undercover Stories in Art The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1980 Secret Signs Egyptian Writing The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2003-2004 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian reliefs in the Walters Art Museum Cippus of Horus Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Amulets of Greco-Roman Egypt | ||||
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