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4715 - Egypt, a fragment of a brown-black stone magical Horus stele (cippus), Late Period, ca. 4th century BCE; depicting a standing, naked Horus beneath a relief of Bes. Horus is holding snakes in one hand and a scorpion in the other. On the reverse side is an engraved image of a kneeling Isis among reeds, above other gods and hieroglyphs. The inscriptions found on some cippi indicate that they were used to treat ailments caused by snake or scorpion venom. Specifically, the Egyptians believed that water poured over these cippi would be transformed into a healing remedy that the afflicted could then drink or apply to the body. H. 8.5 and W. 6.5 cm Provenance: Ancient Art Gallery Stormbroek, Eindhoven, Netherlands. Private Dutch collection, Wassenaar, Netherlands
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Egypt, a fragment of a brown-black stone magical Horus stele (cippus), Late Period, ca. 4th century BCE; depicting a standing, naked Horus beneath a relief of Bes. Horus is holding snakes in one hand and a scorpion in the other. On the reverse side is an engraved image of a kneeling Isis among reeds, above other gods and hieroglyphs. The inscriptions found on some cippi indicate that they were used to treat ailments caused by snake or scorpion venom. Specifically, the Egyptians believed that water poured over these cippi would be transformed into a healing remedy that the afflicted could then drink or apply to the body. H. 8.5 and W. 6.5 cm Provenance: Ancient Art Gallery Stormbroek, Eindhoven, Netherlands. Private Dutch collection, Wassenaar, Netherlands Ref. Met, NY, no. 10.130.1164 [1]
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