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Cippus of Horus
Egyptian
Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic Dynasty)
3rd century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Painted wood
Dimensions
Height x width: 20.9 cm (8 1/4 in.) x 17.4 - 4.1 cm
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4361
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsReligious and cult objects
DescriptionStanding figure of Horus with animal in each hand; two crocodiles below; Bes-head above; good condition; painted black in imitation of serpentinite.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.