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In this silver statue, Horus wearing the double crown. Egypt, 27th Dynasty, circa 500 BCE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).
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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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APA Style
Amin, O. S. M. (2015, January 03). Horus Statuette. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3428/horus-statuette/
Chicago Style
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Horus Statuette." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 03, 2015. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3428/horus-statuette/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Horus Statuette." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 03 Jan 2015. Web. 02 Apr 2023.
