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Horus Falcon
Horus in his falcon form stands on a square base. He wears the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. A fragmentary inscription on the front of the base is only partially legible, with signs translating to "...give life...."
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, [mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from the Pyramids]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 4/30/1957 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 12/22/1960 | Treatment | examined for exhibition; cleaned |
| 9/27/1965 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 7/1/1981 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1927
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.2116