Falcon statue serving as a sarcophagus for a sacred animal
Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
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.
#2604. Falcon
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2604. Falcon
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2604. Falcon
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