A choice Egyptian limestone cippus

A choice Egyptian limestone cippus, Ptolemaic Period, c. 330 - 30 BC, depicting the youthful Horus standing frontally, wearing side lock, hands out beside him grasping serpents, the head of the god Bes above, and papyrus stalks to either side, supporting a falcon to his right, an double plumes to hi left. The back of the cippus possesses seven vertical registers of hieroglyphic text, a row of five seated deities above, each with their own register of text, a large solar disk with protruding arms at top, flanked at each side by a trio of standing baboons and surmounted by a winged solar disk. The sides and top of the cippus bears two long lines of continuous text. . 7 x 4 7/8 x 1 3/4 in (17.8 x 12.4 x 4.5 cm). A beautiful piece with much eye appeal. Light earthen and mineral deposits throughout. Ex Southern California private collection; Ex California Museum of Ancient Art de-accession; Ex Maryland private collection.
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