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Egyptian Inspired Jewelry : Horus Falcon Pectoral
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Horus Falcon Pectoral - PH.0304
Origin: Egypt
Circa: 1922
AD
to 1950
AD
Dimensions:
6" (15.2cm) high
x 6.25" (15.9cm) wide
$9,900.00
Location: United States
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Horus is one of the most significant
ancient Egyptian deities, worshipped
from almost the late prehistoric period
in Egypt until the Ptolemaic Kingdom and
the Roman conquest. Horus, being a god
of the sky, war and hunting, was most
often depicted as a falcon, though
representations of him as a man with a
falcon head are equally frequent. The
Pyramid Texts, a collection of ancient
Egyptian religious texts from the time
of the Old Kingdom dated between 2400
and 2300 BC, describe the nature of the
pharaoh as both Horus and Osiris with
the pharaoh in life being Horus and
becoming Osiris in death, where he was
united with the rest of the gods. New
incarnations of Horus succeeded the
deceased pharaoh on earth in the form of
new pharaohs. This pectoral presents a
common depiction of Horus seen in the
ancient world with large, colorful wings
and a sun disc above its head.
This pectoral was inspired by an amulet in gold
from
the tomb of
Tutankhamun (KV 62) exhibited at the Cairo
Museum
(JE 61893).
- (PH.0304)
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