Sacred animal mummy in the form of a falcon
Unknown Artist
ca. 400 B.C.–100 A.D.
Medium
Linen, unidentified contents (no animal remains), mummification materials
Dimensions
H. 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.); W. 9 cm (3 9/16 in.); D. 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.)
Classification
Mummy, falcon-shaped
Period
Late Period–Roman Period
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of James Douglas, 1890
Accession Number
90.6.107
Tags
Mummies