Hawk's Head; Falcon's Head

Description Provenance Credit

Description This pendant together with the second piece (Walters 48.1656) was part of a pair which were as end pieces of a double necklace. The sun disk on the falcon head identifies the represented god as Re.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Egyptian (Artist)

Period

1070-332 BC (Third Intermediate-Late Period)

Medium

Egyptian faience with green glaze
(Ceramics)

Accession Number

48.1656

Measurements

H: 3/4 x W: 13/16 x D: 3/16 in. (1.96 x 1.99 x 0.54 cm)

Geographies

Egypt (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View