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Figurine of the falcon Sokaris, guardian of the necropolis; Horus mythology; Sokaris 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, curved; the body is long, with wings slightly plastically defined in their upper part. The lower part of the wings merges 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 around 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 sculpted bird figure standing on a rectangular base, depicted in profile with a curved beak and a streamlined body; the surface shows worn painted areas including reddish-brown on the body, beige and tan patches where the paint has flaked, black detailing around the head and neck, and traces of darker brown on the legs and tail; the base is light beige with irregular texture and the background is a flat gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A03_279

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

96.0Mo (2.0Mo) / 49.0cm x 49.0cm / 5792 x 5792 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Figurine falcon Sokaris guardian necropolis Horus mythology Sokaris 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 merges head black sides back front yellow diagonal check eye marked white black paint white stripe neck wings red Bird legs black lines Late Period–Ptolemaic Period 664–30 Bc Egypt Sculpture height 24.3 cm width 20.5 cm sculpted bird figure standing depicted profile curved beak streamlined body surface worn painted areas reddish-brown beige tan patches paint flaked black detailing traces darker brown legs light beige irregular texture background flat gray.