符咒石碑

Late Period

亚历山大

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 128

这块石碑最初是祭司埃萨顿在纳克塔内波二世在位期间为姆内维斯(神牛)的神庙委托制作的。神庙位于赫里奥波里斯,靠近今日开罗。这是一件在硬石上精细雕刻出的非凡杰作。正面深雕出的图案描绘了年轻的荷鲁斯征服鳄鱼和蝎子等危险动物的场景。底座上的文字讲述了荷鲁斯如何被蝎子蛰伤后又痊愈的故事。治疗符咒和保护神像覆盖了整块石碑,为古埃及人带来了巨大的心理力量。

Magical Stela (Cippus of Horus), Meta-Greywacke

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