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Rectangular yellow limestone magic stela with Horus standing on two crocodiles and holding two snakes, with Bes's head across the top. Two snakes are carved on the sides. On the reverse is a winged disc, a shining solar disc, and a barque. The stela is covered with pseudo-inscriptions consisting of alternating pairs of diagonal and horizontal lines.

Details

  • ID
    EMC_CG_9423
  • Department
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Classification
    Architectural elements-Stelae
  • Findspot
    Pyramids of Giza.
  • Material
    Yellow limestone
  • Dimensions
    11 x 4.5 cm
  • Credit Line
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_7695
  • Period
    Roman Period
  • Object owned by
    Egyptian Museum, Cairo
  • Notes
    Found September 1892.
  • Remarks
    RELATED MEDIA: EMC_CG_009401-009449_033LR, EMC_CG_009401-009449_035LR, EMC_CG_009401-009449_Pl010LR.

Full Bibliography

  • Daressy, Georges. Catalogue general des antiquites egyptiennes du Musee du Caire. Nos. 9401-9449. Textes et dessins magiques. 1903. 33-34.

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