Falcon Amulet (Primary Title)

Unknown (Artist)

664–525 BC
Egyptian
onyx
Overall (unmounted): 1 × 3/8 × 7/8 in. (2.54 × 0.95 × 2.22 cm)
Other (unmounted): 1 3/8 × 7/16 × 1 in. (3.49 × 1.11 × 2.54 cm)
57.34
The falcon was associated with the god Horus, patron of divine kingship.
Dynasty 26
Late (Saite) Period
Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund
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