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Stelae, invocation to Horus on behalf of Nesy-Hor and his son Psamtek

Image attached to E.63a.1946

An image of Architectural element. Stelae. Inscription; invocation to Horus on behalf of Nesy-Hor and his son Psamtek. Production Place/Find Spot: Egypt. Wood, painted, inscribed, height 0.394 m, width 0.28 m, depth 0.038 m, 323-30 B.C. Ptolemaic.

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Architectural element. Stelae. Inscription; invocation to Horus on behalf of Nesy-Hor and his son Psamtek. Production Place/Find Spot: Egypt. Wood, painted, inscribed, height 0.394 m, width 0.28 m, depth 0.038 m, 323-30 B.C. Ptolemaic.

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  • Accession Number: E.63a.1946
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Photographer name: Mark Box
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 798 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 861.46kB
  • Exposure time: 1/15
  • ISO Speed: 50
  • Captured: 2012:01:20 15:43:47

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4th Century Ancient Egypt antiquity arch arched architectural element BC belief birds deities deity Egyptian falcon Fitz_ANT gods grave marker gravestone Harpocrates Heru hieroglyphics hieroglyphs Horus inscribed inscriptions outstretched wings painted Ptolemaic Dynasty Ra religion religious script stela stelae stele sun disc texts winged wings wood wooden

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