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Pale limestone relief plaque of a falcon wearing a tall crown, with a sun disk and ankh carved to the left.

Relief Plaque Depicting the God Horus as a Falcon

A low-relief limestone plaque shows a falcon wearing a tall crown, standing on a rectangular base with its wing folded at its side. A round sun disk and a looped ankh rise to the left against a pale, weathered ground.

Artist
Ancient Egyptian
Date
Late Period–Ptolemaic Period (664–30 BCE)
Medium
Limestone
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1837 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date -30).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Museum Purchase Fund

Español: Placa en relieve del dios halcón Horus

Una placa de relieve bajo de caliza muestra un halcón con una corona alta de pie sobre una base rectangular, con el ala plegada junto al cuerpo. Un disco solar redondo y un ankh con asa aparecen a la izquierda sobre un fondo claro y desgastado.

Português: Placa em relevo do deus falcão Hórus

Uma placa em relevo baixo de calcário mostra um falcão com uma coroa alta, em pé sobre uma base retangular, com a asa dobrada junto ao corpo. Um disco solar redondo e um ankh de alça aparecem à esquerda, sobre um fundo claro e desgastado.

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