Falcon head, fitting from furniture or shrine

Unknown Artist

ca. 712–343 B.C.

Falcon head, fitting from furniture or shrine by Unknown Artist

Medium

Cupreous metal

Dimensions

H. 4.9 cm (1 15/16 in.); W. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); D. 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in.) H. (with tang): 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.)

Classification

Shrine attachment, Falcon head

Period

Late Period

Department

Egyptian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941

Accession Number

41.160.109

Tags

Falcons

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