SARCOPHAGE DE FAUCON

FALCON SARCOPHAGUS
Terracotta in the form of a stylized bird
with polychromy and residual traces
of mummy. Removable upper part.
Ancient Egypt, Ptolemaic Period
(332 - 30 B.C.) or earlier (?)
Terra cotta with engobe and pigments.
Length: 18.5 cm - Width: 10.4 cm
(Damage and missing parts)

PROVENANCE
- Reputedly an old German collection.
- Reputedly acquired from Gorny and Mosch.
The falcon was closely associated with