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Horus Falcon
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About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineHorus Falcon, 664–30 BCE OR 664–330 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 26 or later. Bronze, solid cast; overall: 4.6 x 1.4 x 3.3 cm (1 13/16 x 9/16 x 1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.615
