A PTOLEMAIC SERPENTINE STELE Circa 332 – 30...
A PTOLEMAIC SERPENTINE STELE Circa 332 – 30 B.C. With the central figure of the child Horus depicted standing on two opposing crocodiles, holding snakes and a scorpion in each hand, the stele is surmounted with a head of Bes, the reverse covered with hieroglyphs, with an old collection label surviving on the base, 10.7cm high, Provenance: Private German collection acquired first half of the 20th Century.
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A PTOLEMAIC SERPENTINE STELE Circa 332 – 30 B.C. With the central figure of the child Horus depicted standing on two opposing crocodiles, holding snakes and a scorpion in each hand, the stele is surmounted with a head of Bes, the reverse covered with hieroglyphs, with an old collection label surviving on the base, 10.7cm high, Provenance: Private German collection acquired first half of the 20th Century.
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