Hawk's Head; Falcon's Head
Description
<p>This pendant together with the second piece (Walters 48.1656) was part of a pair which were as end pieces of a double necklace. The sun disk on the falcon head identifies the represented god as Re.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.1656' rel='external'>Hawk's Head; Falcon's Head</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Small green-glazed faience object shaped like a bird’s head/figure, with a rounded crown and a stylized beak facing left.
The image shows a miniature sculpted form with a bulbous head and a short, rounded beak. The surface is covered in a mottled light-green glaze over a yellowish body. A dark, shallow groove encircles the neck/head area, and a faint facial design is visible: an eye-like circular mark with an inset center and a curved line suggesting a beak or facial contour. Below the head, vertical ridged or incised lines run downward across the body/neck, resembling feather striations. No legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or other inscriptions are visible in the provided image, and no Greek/Coptic/Arabic text appears. The overall subject aligns with the catalogue description of a “Hawk’s Head; Falcon’s Head,” though the image does not permit confident identification of any specific royal name or deity beyond the general falcon/bird motif.
Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 48.1656 tier-2
- Walters-id 22028 tier-2
About this record's data
- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Walters Art Museum (Egyptian).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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