Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Facsimile of a falcon protecting the king
Description
Tempera on paper
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 large, vividly colored depiction of a falcon in flight.
The image portrays a falcon with detailed feathering in green and white, highlighted by red and gold accents. The falcon is set against a blue background adorned with a decorative band featuring intertwined stars and additional geometric patterns. This artwork showcases the intricate style typical of Egyptian iconography, likely symbolizing divine or royal protection.
decorative
New Kingdom
good
Deities
Horus
Materials
plasterpigment
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116247629 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 30.4.139 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544560 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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