Caption

Figurine of the falcon Sokaris, guardian of the necropolis; Horus mythology. A falcon stands on a thick rectangular base, resting its tail on the back edge of the base. The bird's head is slightly raised. The beak is long and curved; the body is long, with wings slightly plastically defined in their upper part and the lower part of the wings merging with the tail. The head is black on the sides and back; the front of the head is yellow with a black diagonal check. The eye is marked with white and black paint. A white stripe encircles the neck. The wings are black and red. Bird legs with red and black lines. Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 BC, Egypt. Sculpture; height 24.3 cm, width 20.5 cm., A weathered wooden figure standing on a rectangular base with a rounded head and an elongated body, showing worn painted decoration on its surface; the visible colors include beige, brown, black, and faded red, with areas of flaking and patchy wear revealing lighter wood beneath, and the base and lower portion showing rough texture and darker smudges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_282

License type

Rights managed

Available size

96.0Mb (1.3Mb) / 19.3in x 19.3in / 5792 x 5792 (300dpi)

Keywords

Figurine falcon Sokaris guardian necropolis Horus mythology falcon stands thick rectangular base resting tail back edge base bird's head slightly raised beak long curved body wings slightly plastically defined upper part lower part wings merging head black sides back front yellow black diagonal check eye marked white black paint white stripe encircles neck wings red Bird legs black lines Late Period–Ptolemaic Period 664–30 Bc Egypt Sculpture height 24.3 cm width 20.5 cm weathered wooden figure standing rectangular base rounded head elongated body showing worn painted decoration surface visible colors include beige brown faded red areas flaking patchy wear revealing lighter wood beneath lower portion showing rough texture darker smudges.