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Horus falcon in double crown
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Titre: Horus falcon in double crown
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Horus falcon in double crown. Dimensions: H. 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.); W. 1.6 cm (5/8 in.); L. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.) H. (with tang): 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in.). Date: 664-30 B.C.. The falcon god Horus stands with his wings swept back. He wears the double crown of Egypt, a royal crown that symbolizes the union of Lower and Upper Egypt, and highlights Horus' role as the legitimate ruler of the entire land. The falcon wears the double crown because Horus and the concept of kingship were closely tied, as early as the Predynastic Period. The falcon stands on a rectangular platform, which could have functioned in a number of ways. The figure could have been attached to a separate cupreous metal or wooden base, or it could have topped a standard modeled after those used in festival processions and on sacred barks. The falcon also could have sat on top of a hollow box intended for holding an animal mummy, like 41.160.107. Such falcon mummy boxes, or sarcophagi, would have been offered for deposition in animal necropoleis, not just in relation to the cult of Horus, but also more broadly in association with solar cult.
Horus falcon in double crown. Dimensions: H. 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.); W. 1.6 cm (5/8 in.); L. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.) H. (with tang): 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in.). Date: 664-30 B.C.. The falcon god Horus stands with his wings swept back. He wears the double crown of Egypt, a royal crown that symbolizes the union of Lower and Upper Egypt, and highlights Horus' role as the legitimate ruler of the entire land. The falcon wears the double crown because Horus and the concept of kingship were closely tied, as early as the Predynastic Period. The falcon stands on a rectangular platform, which could have functioned in a number of ways. The figure could have been attached to a separate cupreous metal or wooden base, or it could have topped a standard modeled after those used in festival processions and on sacred barks. The falcon also could have sat on top of a hollow box intended for holding an animal mummy, like 41.160.107. Such falcon mummy boxes, or sarcophagi, would have been offered for deposition in animal necropoleis, not just in relation to the cult of Horus, but also more broadly in association with solar cult.
Technique/matériel: Cupreous metal
Période: Late Period-Ptolemaic Period
Musée: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Crédit: Album
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Taille de l'image: 3097 × 3871 px | 34.3 MB
Taille d'impression: 26.2 × 32.8 cm | 1219.3 × 1524.0 in (300 dpi)
Mots clés: AFRICA • ART EGYPTIEN • EGYPT • FROM EGYPT • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • STATUES
