Object Description
A very fine, ancient Egyptian red jasper 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. His wings are held in a resting position, next to his body, crossed at the back above his tail feathers. Delicate linear incisions mark out his feathers. His straight legs lead up to an elegantly curved chest, enriched with a cross-hatched pattern. The facial features on the god’s falcon head are still clearly visible and have been rendered naturalistically, with a pointed, curving beak in between his rounded eyes. A small line represents a pupil on the left eye. The falcon is depicted wearing the double crown of Egypt, known as a ‘pschent,’ identifying the amulet as Horus. To the back of the head, there is a ribbed suspension loop.
Date: Circa 1069-332 BC
Period: Third Intermediate Period – Late Period