Caption

Greek dedicatory inscription; Horus myth.; tombstone inscription; Late Roman Empire period, Egypt; Greek inscription; height 12.1 cm, width 13.4 cm, depth 1.2 cm;, A roughly rectangular stone object with a protruding tab at the bottom, displayed against a gray background, showing an uneven, worn surface with chipped and rounded edges; the stone has a mostly beige and light brown tone with areas of darker brown and faint gray, and there are shallow carved grooves and indentations on the upper surface and a row of incised markings across the middle that appear recessed into the stone; the top edge is irregular and slightly peaked at the center, and the texture shows small pits and smoother areas suggesting surface wear.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_444

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Rights managed

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86.7Mb (4.6Mb) / 18.3in x 18.3in / 5504 x 5504 (300dpi)

Keywords

Greek dedicatory inscription Horus myth tombstone inscription Late Roman Empire period Egypt Greek inscription height 12.1 cm width 13.4 cm depth 1.2 cm roughly rectangular stone object protruding tab bottom displayed gray background showing uneven worn surface chipped rounded edges mostly beige light brown tone areas darker brown faint gray shallow carved grooves indentations upper surface row incised markings across middle recessed top edge irregular slightly peaked center texture small pits smoother areas suggesting surface wear.