Black steatite cippus

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Ancient steatite cippus, adorned with standards on either side of Harpocrates, showcases eight registers of deities and text in its field. Its other surfaces are covered with rows of intricate hieroglyphic writing; two fragments carefully reassembled to form a complete piece. Dimensions: 6.10cm in depth, 19.50cm in height, and 13.00cm in width. Access the object's details at http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?partId=1&objectId=101738. This digital reconstruction was created by Daniel Pett using 145 photographs taken with a OnePlus3 mobile phone, split into two parts and assembled in Photoscan. Due to its inclusion in the British Museum's touring exhibition "Ancient Lives," it cannot be downloaded.