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Horus with Falcon's Head
664-332 BCE (Late Period)
black steatite
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This pendant shows falcon-headed Horus seated on a rectangular base. A loop for suspension projects from the back, and there is a rectangular tenon on the head.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
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 [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 1/8 x W: 9/16 x D: 1 in. (5.45 x 1.5 x 2.58 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, by 1931
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.
22.345