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Mummiform Falcon with Inscribed MenatThird Intermediate Period (1070 - 712 BCE)

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Life and Afterlife: Imagery of Early Egypt
Painted wood sculpture of a seated falcon with forest green wings, decorated chest bands in red and green, and a large amber eye, on a flat rectangular base
Painted wood falcon sculpture on a flat rectangular base, shown in three-quarter view. White and black plumage on the chest with red and black horizontal bands; dark green wing sweeping to the right; large circular eye with red iris and black pupil.
Title
Mummiform Falcon with Inscribed Menat
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
Third Intermediate Period (1070 - 712 BCE)
Medium
Wood, gesso and pigments
Dimensions
8 7/8 × 4 1/2 × 12 in. (22.54 × 11.43 × 30.48 cm)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Accession Number
50.4.19
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art