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Falcon head for attachment to a pole

Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
664–30 BCE
Not on view
This hollow cylinder, surmounted by a falcon head, would have attached to the top of a pole or staff, to be used as cult equipment for rituals and during festival processions. The falcon deity wears the divine tripartite wig and a broad collar. A separately cast crown would have fitted into the large socket on top of the head, possibly a sun disc for the god Re Horakhte or a double crown for the god Horus.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Falcon head for attachment to a pole
  • Period: Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
  • Date: 664–30 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt
  • Medium: Cupreous metal
  • Dimensions: H. 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.); W. 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.); D. 4.5 cm (1 3/5 in.)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
  • Object Number: 10.130.1325
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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