Amulet of type known in Egyptology as cippus or Horus stela, with high raised relief figure of Horus as naked child with sidelock standing on two crocodiles; oryx and serpents in each hand; Bes head at top; inscribed in hieroglyphs on all faces with words to be spoken in defence of health, mainly against snake and scorpion bites; green siltstone.
From the Wellcome Collection transfered to UCL in 1960s, formerly in the Lady Meux Collection. Wellcome Accession No. A61352; Wellcome Old Registration Number R6910; Wellcome New Registration Number R90/1945.
Documentation
- Stevenson, Alice, The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology: Characters and Collections, p.19 - Montserrat, Dominic, Ancient Egypt: Digging for Dreams, p.23
