id: 119791 accession number: 1940.615 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1940.615 updated: 2023-08-23 20:00:39.522000 Horus Falcon, 664–30 BC. Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 26 or later. Bronze, solid cast; overall: 4.6 x 1.4 x 3.3 cm (1 13/16 x 9/16 x 1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.615 title: Horus Falcon title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 664–30 BC creation date earliest: -664 creation date latest: -30 current location: 107 Egyptian creditline: Bequest of James Parmelee copyright: --- culture: Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 26 or later technique: bronze, solid cast department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art collection: Egypt - Late Period type: Sculpture find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 4.6 x 1.4 x 3.3 cm (1 13/16 x 9/16 x 1 5/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: The falcon stands in hieroglyphic form—body erect, feet together—on a thin, oblong base with a tang beneath. The eye and beak are the only areas with incised details. Numerous such images of this important bird, an age-old symbol of Egyptian kingship, survive. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 page number: Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 435 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1940.615/1940.615_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1940.615/1940.615_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1940.615/1940.615_full.tif