Limestone Funerary Stele Cypriot Capital
Ancient Near East and Egypt · 5th century BCE
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Horus Protecting Nectanebo Ii
Ancient Near East and Egypt · 360–343 BCE
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Horus Protecting Nectanebo Ii
- Maker
- Ancient Near East and Egypt
- Date
- 360–343 BCE
- Place
- Ancient Near East and Egypt
- Material
- Metagraywacke
- Dimensions
- H. 72 × W. 20 × D. 46.5 cm, 55.3 kg (28 3/8 × 7 7/8 × 18 5/16 in., 122 lb.)
- Current collection
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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The falcon is larger than the king, who stands between its legs. Both figures are carved from metagraywacke and share a continuous polished surface, linking the god and pharaoh in one block of stone.
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- Maker
- Ancient Near East and Egypt
- Date
- 360–343 BCE
- Place
- Ancient Near East and Egypt
- Material
- Metagraywacke
- Dimensions
- H. 72 × W. 20 × D. 46.5 cm, 55.3 kg (28 3/8 × 7 7/8 × 18 5/16 in., 122 lb.)
- Current collection
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
- Source
- The Met ↗
- Rights
- CC0 1.0
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