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Source Description
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.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
2003
label
Horus Falcon
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
6
Source metadata
id
2003
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Horus Falcon
description
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.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd-late 1st century BCE (Ptolemaic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
figurines
statuettes
imageCount
6
pageCount
6
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.2
height
1.1
depth
3
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 1/4 x W: 7/16 x D: 1 3/16 in. (3.22 x 1.06 x 3.03 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
Ptolemaic Dynasty
med
steatite, gold, glass
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
2513
Page inventory
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photo
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photo
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no
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photo
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no
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no
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photo
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no
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no
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type
photo
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no
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no
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photo
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no
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no