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Source Description
This falcon is a verson of the god Horus, as indicated by the Double Crown (pschent) of Egypt he wears. The rectangular hole under the tail indicates that this statuette may have been used as a reliquary for bones from a sacred falcon.
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Document identity
localId
18510
label
Horus Falcon
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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Source metadata
id
18510
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Horus Falcon
description
This falcon is a verson of the god Horus, as indicated by the Double Crown (pschent) of Egypt he wears. The rectangular hole under the tail indicates that this statuette may have been used as a reliquary for bones from a sacred falcon.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 8th-late 4th century BCE (Late Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
statuettes (statues)
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8
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8
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
36.8
height
10.9
depth
26.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 14 1/2 x w: 4 5/16 x D: 10 9/16 in. (36.8 x 10.9 x 26.9 cm); H with tang: 15 1/16 x W: 4 5/16 x D: 10 9/16 in. (38.2 x 10.9 x 26.9 cm); H with base: 18 7/8 x W: 5 7/8 x D: 11 11/16 in. (48 x 15 x 29.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
med
bronze
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6182
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none
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none
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