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A work made of faience.

Amulet of the God Horus as a Falcon

Late Period–Ptolemaic Period (664–30 BCE)

Egyptian

Egypt

This falcon, a representation of Horus, is finely detailed with the feathers and the scales on the legs. The falcon probably originally wore a double crown, which symbolized his rule over Northern and Southern Egypt.

Faience

Arts of Africa