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

Jewelry element representing a falcon wearing a double crown

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Description

Jewelry element; falcon; double crown. Middle Kingdom, ca. 1887–1750 BC. Silver, lapis lazuli, carnelian, turquoise. H. 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.); W. 1.8 cm (11/16 in.); Th. 0.5 cm (3/16 in.). From: Cemetery A, Tomb 124, Haraga, Fayum Entrance Area, Egypt. Excavation: British School of Archaeology in Egypt excavations, 1913–14. Subject: Falcons. Credit: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2014.

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Found at Haraga
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