Art Institute of Chicago
Amulet of the God Horus as a Falcon
Egyptian
- Date
- Late Period–Ptolemaic Period (664–30 BCE)
- Medium
- Faience
- Culture
- Egypt
- Department
- Arts of Africa
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
This falcon, a representation of Horus, is finely detailed with the feathers and the scales on the legs. The falcon probably originally wore a double crown, which symbolized his rule over Northern and Southern Egypt.
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- Object type
- AAT300209261
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