Horus Falcon

3rd-late 1st century BCE (Ptolemaic)

1.1 cm 3.2 cm 3 cm

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The representation of a falcon was related to Horus, god of Kingship, but also to the sun god Re. Beside there are many local gods who are represented as falcons without a crown or inscription identification is impossible.

Sculpture

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