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Horus Falcon Figure in Bronze, MG 006
This bronze statuette is of a standing falcon (H 19cm), the form in which the Egyptian God Horus was typically depicted. The eye sockets have been left hollow to allow for an inlay of precious stone or metal. The surface of the figure displays a type of decay typical of ancient bronzes: the piece would originally have been highly polished and possibly overlaid with precious metal.
Horus, the son …
Creator
- The Hunt Museum
Subject
- sculpture (metalwork)
- deities
- votive offerings
- mortuary practices
- sculpture (visual works)
- archaeological objects
- statuettes (free-standing sculpture)
- Figurine
- Archaeological artifact
Type of item
- 3D
Creator
- The Hunt Museum
Subject
- sculpture (metalwork)
- deities
- votive offerings
- mortuary practices
- sculpture (visual works)
- archaeological objects
- statuettes (free-standing sculpture)
- Figurine
- Archaeological artifact
Type of item
- 3D
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- © Hunt Museum 2020
Creation date
- 2018
- 2018
Temporal
- Late Period, Egypt (664 - 332 BC)
- Egyptian
Places
- Giza, Egypt
Provenance
- This model was created by Limerick 3D. Thanks to support from The Heritage Council, European Year of Cultural Heritage and Limerick City and County Council training of volunteers was facilitated by Digital Heritage Age and the programme is ongoing at The Hunt Museum. the project focuses on exploring the Museum Collections through the use of photogrammetry and laser scanning to create 3D models.; Laser scanning; Photogrammetry
Identifier
- share3d:186
- share3d:186
Format
- glTF
Language
- English
- eng
Is part of
- Share3D
- Ireland
Relations
- The Hunt Museum Essential Guide (2002)
Year
- 2018
Providing country
- Ireland
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2020-03-19T19:37:31.708Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2024-03-26T19:57:10.959Z