Statuette
Date: about 1900-1912
Dimensions:
H: 7 1/2 in. (19 cm); L (base): 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W (base): 2 in. (5.2 cm)
Medium: glass
Place of Origin: Egypt
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1923.172
DescriptionStatuette in the likeness of the Egyptian god Horus as a falcon-headed deity. Opaque dark purplish-blue.Three dimensional frontal figure, his left foot advanced and arms by his sides, fists clenched. The figure rests on a rectangular base (concave on its underside), with a vertical plinth at the back rising from the base to above the shoulders. The god is shown with a falcon's head, lacking a crown but with a vertically plaited wig falling to the chest; he wears a wide collar below the neck and a kilt at the waist, both outlined in shallow lines. Glass; cast.
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