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Source Description

This pendant is carved into the shape of a mummified falcon-headed god who wears a heavy wig and double crown. It is perforated through the shoulders.

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Document identity
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6956
label
Falcon-Headed God
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obj
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Source metadata
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6956
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Falcon-Headed God
description
This pendant is carved into the shape of a mummified falcon-headed god who wears a heavy wig and double crown. It is perforated through the shoulders.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
11th-4th century BCE (?)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Ivory & Bone
amulets
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4
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4
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import
dimensions
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cm
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3.5
height
1
depth
0.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 3/8 x W: 3/8 x D: 1/4 in. (3.54 x 0.97 x 0.6 cm)
Source extras
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hippopotumus ivory
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6182
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EGY
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2513
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