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Inlay Depicting a Falcon with Spread Wings

Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
4th century B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 134
This falcon with spread wings holding a shen ring - on parly preserved here - represents the god Horus Behdety. The figure of this god generally hovers protectively over the head of a king.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Inlay Depicting a Falcon with Spread Wings
  • Period: Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
  • Date: 4th century B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt; Possibly from Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu)
  • Medium: Faience
  • Dimensions: H. 15.1 cm (5 15/16 in.); D. 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); L. 30 cm (11 13/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
  • Object Number: 26.7.991
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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