Cippus of Horus on the Crocodiles

Medium: Steatite

Geograhical Locations:

• Egypt

Dates:3rd century B.C.E.

Dimensions: 9 1/8 x 5 5/16 x 2 3/16 in. (23.2 x 13.5 x 5.6 cm)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum Location: 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor

Exhibitions:

• Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt
• Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity
• Cleopatra's Egypt: Age of the Ptolemies

Accession Number: 60.73

Image: 60.73_Gavin_Ashworth_photograph.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Black steatite cippus of Horus on the crocodiles, Conventional type with Horus in high relief standing against round top stela and grasping scorpions, lion and gazelle in his hands. Figure of Horus surmounted by head of Bes; Osiris and Min in high relief on background, other deities in sunk relief. All surfaces including under side of base inscribed in hieroglyphic. Condition: Intact. One chip with loss of text in center of back of stela. Green adhesion (ancient) on back.

Brooklyn Museum