Falcon statue serving as a sarcophagus for a sacred animal

Late Period–Ptolemaic Period

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 134

This bronze falcon is hollow. X-rays have revealed animal bones on the interior, presumably those of a falcon, and an opening beneath the tail through which the animal body had been inserted. The opening is closed with a close-fitting bronze plate.

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Falcon statue serving as a sarcophagus for a sacred animal, Cupreous metal, animal remains

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Falcon statue serving as a sarcophagus for a sacred animal, Cupreous metal, animal remains
Falcon statue serving as a sarcophagus for a sacred animal, Cupreous metal, animal remains
Falcon statue serving as a sarcophagus for a sacred animal, Cupreous metal, animal remains
Falcon statue serving as a sarcophagus for a sacred animal, Cupreous metal, animal remains
Falcon statue serving as a sarcophagus for a sacred animal, Cupreous metal, animal remains

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