Temple Wall Fragment with Horus as Falcon
Temple Wall Fragment with Horus as Falcon
Place of OriginEgypt
Date21st–31st Dynasties (1069–332 BCE) or Ptolemaic Period (332–30 BCE)
DimensionsH: 48 in. (121.9 cm); W: 7 in. (17.8 cm); Depth: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
MediumSandstone.
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Ward M. Canaday
Object number
1938.21
Not on View
DescriptionThis rectangular sandstone block preserves a high-relief carving of a falcon with dramatically outstretched wings, sculpted in a classic protective posture. Beneath the bird’s extended wings appear the fragmentary remains of two crowns: the pschent, or double crown of the unified Egyptian kingdoms, and the atef, associated with the god Osiris. The juxtaposition of these crowns suggests the presence of both a pharaoh and Osiris beneath the falcon’s protection.
Published ReferencesPeck, William H., Sandra E. Knudsen and Paula Reich, Egypt in Toledo: The Ancient Egyptian Collection at the Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Toledo Museum of Art, 2011, p. 91, repr. (col.).
Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Hands On Egypt, Sept. 18, 1998 - Aug. 31, 2000.
18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BCE), about 1347-1338 BCE
Unidentified, Gorgoneion Group
about 560 BCE
26th Dynasty (664–525 BCE), about 650 BCE
18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BCE), about 1397-1360 BCE
Perhaps late first or 2nd century
Unidentified
26th Dynasty (664–525 BCE), about 600 BCE
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