Egypt
Date (Period): ca. 380-150 BC (Late Period-early Greco-Roman)
Medium: granodiorite
Measurements: 15 7/16 x 6 1/4 x 12 5/8 in. (39.2 x 15.8 x 32 cm)
Item Description:
The falcon was associated with several celestial gods. One was Horus, a deity closely identified with living monarchs. This sculpture served as a protective image at a temple and once had a crown made separately, perhaps also from stone or even gilded bronze.
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WM-EG035 (Top) Appliqué: Head of a Lion (Bottom) Sculptor's Model of a Lion Copyright Rick Menges, with my thanks (Top) Appliqué: Head of a Lion Date (Period): ca. 380-342 BC (Late Period) Medium: faience with light blue glaze Measurements: 1...
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WM-EG027 (Left) Head of King Amasis (Right) Head of Ptolemy II Copyright Rick Menges, with my thanks (Left) Head of King Amasis Date (Period): ca. 560 BC (Late Period) Medium: red quartzite Measurements: 12 3/8 x 7 7/8 x 9 1/4 in. (31.5 x 20 x 23.5...
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Copyright Rick Menges, with my thanks Temple Relief of Nectanebo II Artist: Anonymous (Egyptian) Date (Period): ca. 350 BC (Late Period) Medium: granodiorite Measurements: 33 1/4 x 71 1/2 in. (84.5 x 181.6 cm) Item Description: Once decorating the...
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Copyright Rick Menges, with my thanks WM-EG020 (Top) Relief Displaying the King Suckled by the Hathor-Cow Artist: Anonymous (Egyptian) Date (Period): ca. 1300-1200 BC (New Kingdom) Medium: limestone with paint Measurements: H: 8 7/16 x W: 13 in. (21.5...
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Copyright Rick Menges, with my thanks for both the photo and the caption (Left) (No written description available) (Right) Head of a Queen, Perhaps Cleopatra II or Cleopatra III Artist: Anonymous (Egyptian) Date (Period): ca. 140-120 BC (Greco-Roman)...
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WM-EG031
Falcon Sacred to Horus
Copyright Rick Menges, with my thanks
Falcon Sacred to Horus
Copyright Rick Menges, with my thanks
Date (Period): ca. 380-150 BC (Late Period-early Greco-Roman)
Medium: granodiorite
Measurements: 15 7/16 x 6 1/4 x 12 5/8 in. (39.2 x 15.8 x 32 cm)
Item Description:
The falcon was associated with several celestial gods. One was Horus, a deity closely identified with living monarchs. This sculpture served as a protective image at a temple and once had a crown made separately, perhaps also from stone or even gilded bronze.
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WM-EG035 (Top) Appliqué: Head of a Lion (Bottom) Sculptor's Model of a Lion Copyright Rick Menges, with my thanks (Top) Appliqué: Head of a Lion Date (Period): ca. 380-342 BC (Late Period) Medium: faience with light blue glaze Measurements: 1...
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WM-EG027 (Left) Head of King Amasis (Right) Head of Ptolemy II Copyright Rick Menges, with my thanks (Left) Head of King Amasis Date (Period): ca. 560 BC (Late Period) Medium: red quartzite Measurements: 12 3/8 x 7 7/8 x 9 1/4 in. (31.5 x 20 x 23.5...
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Copyright Rick Menges, with my thanks Temple Relief of Nectanebo II Artist: Anonymous (Egyptian) Date (Period): ca. 350 BC (Late Period) Medium: granodiorite Measurements: 33 1/4 x 71 1/2 in. (84.5 x 181.6 cm) Item Description: Once decorating the...
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Copyright Rick Menges, with my thanks WM-EG020 (Top) Relief Displaying the King Suckled by the Hathor-Cow Artist: Anonymous (Egyptian) Date (Period): ca. 1300-1200 BC (New Kingdom) Medium: limestone with paint Measurements: H: 8 7/16 x W: 13 in. (21.5...
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Copyright Rick Menges, with my thanks for both the photo and the caption (Left) (No written description available) (Right) Head of a Queen, Perhaps Cleopatra II or Cleopatra III Artist: Anonymous (Egyptian) Date (Period): ca. 140-120 BC (Greco-Roman)...