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BPLDC no.: 08_04_000046

Page Title: Child Horus Standing on Crocodiles

Collection: Tupper Scrapbooks Collection

Album: Volume 26: Lower Egypt. Pyramids.

Call no. 4098B.104 v26 (p. 45)

Creator: Tupper, William Vaughn

Description: Scrapbook page containing a photograph of a statue of the Egyptian deity Horus, annotated with information about the object.

Subjects: Egyptian (ancient) statue Egypt Gods--Egyptian

Page size: 33 x 38.1 cm

Annotations: An Alexandrian Stele in the Gizeh Museum. The reason for the appearance of so many animals on this stele is that they were all supposed to possess the evil eye and be able to fascinate their victim before striking him. Maspero Études de Mythologie

Language: English, photograph titled in French

Rights: No known restrictions.

Coverage: Egypt

Notes: Title supplied by cataloger, derived from captions or annotated information.

Format: Scrapbooks

Technique: Photographs, Albumen prints

BPL Department: Print Department

Photo 1: Photographer: G. Lékégian & Cie.

Title: Horus sur les Crocodiles No. 220 Epoque Ptolémaíque

Caption: Child Horus standing on crocodiles

Date: ca. 1865-1895


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  • License: CC BY 2.0
  • User: Boston Public Library BPL
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December 21, 1892—March 8, 1893

  • Flickr upload date: 2008-05-01 17:14:22
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William Vaughn Tupper

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