Falcon Shaped Horus

ca. 1070-525 BCE (Third Intermediate-Late Period)

1.3 cm 2.8 cm 2.7 cm

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The falcon god Horus represented the sky and was also associated with kingship from the late 4th millennium. This small falcon figure is made from gold and has a silver double-crown (which stands for Upper and Lower Egypt) attached.

Artifact

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13155
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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