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Statuette of a Falcon, Standing with Double Crown

Made By Egyptian, anonymous
Made By Greek
CultureEgyptian, Greek
DatePtolemaic Period (c. 310 BC -30 BC), Ptolemaic Dynasty
PeriodPtolemaic Period
Mediumbronze
DimensionsOverall: 4 x 2 15/16 in. (10.2 x 7.5 cm)
Base: 1 9/16 x 3 7/16 x 2 in. (3.9 x 8.7 x 5.1 cm)
Classification(s)
  • ANCIENT
Credit LineGift of Horace Mayer
Terms
  • Horus
  • falcon
  • Religion
  • gods
  • votive
Object number60.36.4
DescriptionThis hollow cast, votive statuette depicts a falcon, the sacred animal of Horus. The falcon stands in hieroglyphic form -body upright, legs together. On his head he wears the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. The Horus falcon was a traditional symbol of Egyptian kingship. During the Ptolemaic period, statuettes of this type were most often dedicated at sacred animal necropoleis, such as the one N. Saqqara.
Inscribedno inscription
On View
On view
Exhibitions
Teaching events
Photogrammetry
Published References(3D model) https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/statuette-of-a-falcon-with-double-crown-61b93a159034470c8508393397b2967a
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