Egyptian painted wood Horus falcon

E52

£400.00

Available

A carved wood figure of a falcon with extensive red, yellow, white and black painted details.

The falcon was the animal form of the god Horus. Figures such as this were considered protective and often placed on the four corners of a sarcophagus.

Culture
Egypt, Late Dynastic or Ptolemaic period, 730-30 BC

Size
7.5 x 11.5 cms

Condition
Losses and wear as shown

Provenance
Ex. collection: Sir William Whitfield (1920-2019), St Helen Hall, St Helen Auckland, Co. Durham, UK; acquired in the UK during the 1940’s.

Sir William Whitfield was a prominent architect during the 1960’s and 1970’s, for further reading please see:
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/apr/03/sir-william-whitfield-obituary

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