Horus Falcon
-664–-30
- Medium
- bronze, solid cast
- Dimensions
- Overall: 4.6 x 1.4 x 3.3 cm (1 13/16 x 9/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
- Genre
- Sculpture
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 26 or later
About
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.