Object Description
A fine and unusual Ancient Egyptian turquoise and green-coloured glazed faience amulet in the form of two falcons. The birds are depicted standing, side by side, on a flat base, with their wings closed. They each wear sun-disc headdresses. Their tail feathers extend outwards behind them and are lightly detailed. The falcons may represent the gods Horus and Montu, both deities closely associated with falcons, or they may be a pair of ba-birds. A suspension loop has been added to the reverse, at the centre of the birds’ two heads.
Date: Circa 1069-332 BC
Period: Third Intermediate Period – Late Period