Limestone stela
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
- Alternate IDs
- CG_9423; EMC_CG_9423; EMC_SR_7695; SR_7695
- Department
- Egyptian Museum, Cairo
- Classification
- Architectural elements-Stelae
- Period
- Roman Period
- Title
- Limestone stela
- Medium
- Yellow limestone
- Dimensions
- 11 x 4.5 cm
- Credit Line
- Egyptian Museum, Cairo
- Provenance
- Pyramids of Giza.
- Bibliography
- Daressy, Georges. Catalogue general des antiquites egyptiennes du Musee du Caire. Nos. 9401-9449. Textes et dessins magiques. 1903. 33-34.
- Notes
- Found September 1892.
- Remarks
- RELATED MEDIA: EMC_CG_009401-009449_033LR, EMC_CG_009401-009449_035LR, EMC_CG_009401-009449_Pl010LR.
