Statue of Horus

Statue of Horus

Late Period - Ptolemaic Period, 722-30 BC

Egypt

Bronze
22.1 cm High x 5.9 cm x 11.2 cm

2018.010.107

This large bronze of the falcon god Horus wears a uraeus and the double-crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. The distinctive eye markings of the falcon are carefully incised as are the individual feathers on the falcon’s back and wings. A portion of the tail has broken off. The figure would have likely been perched atop a base or perhaps a small coffin.

The statuette once part of the collection of Lord George Talbot (1763-1850) and was purchased by Georges Ricard for the Senusret Collection on 3 March 1975 from Roger F. Galliano, a member of the Conciliation Commission at Central Customs in Paris, certified expert of the Chamber of Auctioneers of France and Judicial Officer of Geneva.

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Parallels and References:
New York, Brooklyn Museum, 05.394