The falcon-headed Egyptian deity Horus spears a foe, who is simultaneously attacked by a lion. Lime
The falcon-headed Egyptian deity Horus spears a foe, who is simultaneously attacked by a lion. Limestone relief, artist unknown; 332-27 BCE (Ptolemaic or early Roman Imperial period). Now in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. Photo credit: Walters Art Museum. -- source link
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