Cleveland Museum of Art

Horus Falcon

Date

664–30 BCE OR 664–330 BCE

Medium

bronze, solid cast

Culture

Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 26 or later

Department

Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

The falcon stands in hieroglyphic form—body erect, feet together—on a thin, oblong base with a tang beneath. The eye and beak are the only areas with incised details. Numerous such images of this important bird, an age-old symbol of Egyptian kingship, survive.

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