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Amulet of Re-Horakhty as a falcon
Egyptian
Third Intermediate Period or later
About 1070–30 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height x width: 2.8 x 1.8 cm (1 1/8 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number1974.578
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis amulet of bright blue, highly glazed faience represents the solar god Re-Horakhty as a falcon with the sun's disk above his head. Because Re-Horakhty was associated with the rising sun, amulets of him were believed to assist the wearer with rebirth each day in the afterlife. There is a ring on the back of the head for stringing.
ProvenanceJanuary 8, 1974: gift of Mrs. Horace L. Mayer.