id:			94183
accession number:	1914.708
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1914.708
updated:		2024-03-26 01:56:06.669000

Falcon's Head, 1350–1250 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasties 18–19. Face of bronze inlaid with gilt copper, wig of black copper (?) with copper striations; overall: 2.7 x 1.8 x 2.1 cm (1 1/16 x 11/16 x 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.708

title:				Falcon's Head
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creation date:			1350–1250 BCE
creation date earliest:		-1350
creation date latest:		-1250
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creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture:	Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasties 18–19
technique:	face of bronze inlaid with gilt copper, wig of black copper (?) with copper striations
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Egypt - New Kingdom
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 2.7 x 1.8 x 2.1 cm (1 1/16 x 11/16 x 13/16 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	Said to be from Thebes, Wadi Qubbanet el-Qirud. Purchased from Joseph Hassan Ahmed, Luxor, by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
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CITATIONS

	Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač.<em> Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 384; Mentioned: p. 384
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