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Limeston altar. The limestone is fine, soft and powdery with some inclusions (?). Clear cut marks where carved. Altar or insence burner on a lotus capital design. In each corner are designs of Egyptian religion and state. Double crown , wings/feathers?; duck/goose carying something, a branch; An ithyphallic figure, ibis, and horns of Hathor with sun disk and feathers (Isis). The capital shows lotus crests. One corner is burnt or stained (traces of fire damage?). Stone worn in places.
© Harrogate Museums & Arts, Harrogate Borough Council. Photographer Ross Thomas, British Museum
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