Head of falcon
Unknown artist
Date: ca. 712–343 BCE
Medium: Steatite
Dimensions: H. 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in); w. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in)
Country: Egypt
Period: Late Period
Themes: Falcons
Purchase, Fletcher Fund and The Guide Foundation Inc. Gift, 1966
Date range
-712 – -343
Largest dimension
4.7 cm
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