Horus Relief

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by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 04 December 2015

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Horus Relief — Quartzite plaque with a sculptor's trial image of the god Horus as a falcon. From Memphis, Late Period, after 700 BCE. (National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Dublin, Republic of Ireland)

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2015, December 04). Horus Relief. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/4302/

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Horus Relief." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified December 04, 2015. https://www.ancient.eu/image/4302/.

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