Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue

Vessel with a Falcon's Head

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Description

Caption: Vessel with a Falcon's Head, ca. 945–889 B.C.E.. Faience, 8 7/8 × 6 1/8 × 5 5/16 in. (22.5 × 15.5 × 13.5 cm) mount: 9 1/4 × 6 × 7 in. (23.5 × 15.2 × 17.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.313E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06

Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A blue-green faience artifact depicting a falcon with hieroglyphic inscriptions.

The artifact is a vessel shaped like a falcon, rendered in blue-green faience. Notable features include a detailed falcon head and body with incised plumage. Two cartouches with hieroglyphic inscriptions are visible at the lower front. The style indicates craftsmanship typical of faience work, with smooth surfaces and a partially worn appearance.

decorative New Kingdom fragmentary
Deities Horus
Materials faience
Signs falcon cartouche ×2

Connections

Deities Horus
Materials Faience

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.313E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 116989 tier-2
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