Falcon statue serving as a sarcophagus for a sacred animal

Unknown

664–30 B.C. · Cupreous metal, animal remains · Egyptian Art

This bronze falcon is hollow. X-rays have revealed animal bones on the interior, presumably those of a falcon, and an opening beneath the tail through which the animal body had been inserted. The opening is closed with a close-fitting bronze plate.

Artist

Unknown

Date

664–30 B.C.

Medium

Cupreous metal, animal remains

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1925