Horus Falcon

late 7th-late 6th century BCE (Late Period) H: 5 13/16 in. (14.8 cm) Citation Source image

Statuettes of hawks were popular in Ancient Egypt from the earliest times. Most of them were related to Horus, the god of kingship and deity of the sky. This figure has the double-crown of Upper and Lower Egypt on the head. The base of the piece is lost; it would have been ins...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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