Object Description
An Ancient Egyptian blue faience amulet in the form of Horus as a falcon. The bird has been rendered naturalistically, depicted standing on a rectangular base, with his taloned feet close together and his wings in a resting position, held close to the body. His straight legs lead up to an elegantly curved chest, his tail feathers finely modelled. Horus’s rounded eyes face forward, set on either side of the prominent beak. There is a suspension loop to the back of the falcon.
Date: Circa 664–332 BC
Period: Late Period