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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Hawk's Head; Falcon's Head
early 11th-mid 4th century BCE (Third Intermediate-Late Period)
Egyptian faience with green glaze
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
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
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3/4 x W: 13/16 x D: 3/16 in. (1.96 x 1.99 x 0.54 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.1656