gold plaque

Incised gold plaque depicting a Meroitic king honouring the Egyptian god Horus.The king is symbollically equated to the falcon god in his aspect as Re-Herakhty, Horus of the Horizon. Country of Origin: Sudan. Culture: Nubian. Place of Origin: Meroe or Napata. Material Size: Gold. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Sudan Archaeological Museum, Khartoum. Location: 138.