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Statue of Horus as a falcon protecting King Nectanebo II Late PeriodHeliopolis (Iunu; On)

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Description

Late Period, Dynasty 30, reign of Nectanebo II, 360–343 BCE. Metagraywacke. H. 72 × W. 20 × D. 46.5 cm, 55.3 kg (28 3/8 × 7 7/8 × 18 5/16 in., 122 lb.). Said to be from: Tomb of a Mnevis bull, Heliopolis (Iunu; On), Memphite Region. Subject: Falcons, Men, Horus, Crowns. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1934.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.

Connections

Found at Heliopolis
Deities Horus
Royals Nectanebo II

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q29385858 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 34.2.1 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544887 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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