Limestone, 7 1/2 × 5 9/16 × 1 3/4 in. (19.05 × 14.13 × 4.45 cm) Gift of Carl W. Thomas LACMA #M.80.203.231 |
The deity to the left is Shed. "Shed, 'He who rescues' or 'the enchanter', was a protective god venerated mainly from New Kingdom times, though he is attested earlier." (Richard Wilkinson, _The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt_, (Thames and Hudson, 2003), page 135.) "Shed is shown as a youth wearing a side lock, holding some of the creatures he dominates such as snakes and oryx and standing on the backs of crocodiles, his power as a hunter defined by the quiver on his back. Sometimes he is depicted in a chariot pulled by griffons. He is closely associated with HORUS particularly under that god’s form of Harpokrates who offers similar amuletic protection against wild beasts." (George Hart, _The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses_, (Routledge, 2005 )page 146.)
The god to the right is indeed Horus, "Lord of Heaven". |