Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue

Falcon Late Period–Ptolemaic Period

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Description

Figurine, falcon. Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C. Cupreous metal. H. 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.); W. 5 cm (1 15/16 in.); L. 12 cm (4 3/4 in.). From: Egypt. Subject: Falcons. Credit: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915.

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Materials Green Patina
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