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Source Description
This smoothly carved amulet represents the great god and patron of the king, Horus with falcon head, in tight kilt, seated with hands drawn up on knees. A pierced loop projects from mid back.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
32195
label
Amulet-Pendant of the Horus Falcon
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obj
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object
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4
Source metadata
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32195
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Amulet-Pendant of the Horus Falcon
description
This smoothly carved amulet represents the great god and patron of the king, Horus with falcon head, in tight kilt, seated with hands drawn up on knees. A pierced loop projects from mid back.
provenance
Khawam Brothers, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1550-1069 BCE (New Kingdom)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
amulets
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4
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4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1.6
height
0.6
depth
0.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 5/8 x W: 1/4 x D: 1/16 in. (1.56 x 0.57 x 0.19 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
med
malachite (?)
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
JWL
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2513
Page inventory
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photo
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