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Horus Falcon
Horus Falcon

Horus Falcon

Artist Unknown
Date664–525 BCE
MediumSandstone
Dimensions18 x 5 1/2 x 16 in. (45.7 x 14 x 40.6 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Fred Olsen
Object numberGL.57.14.86
On View
On view
ProvenanceDr. and Mrs. Fred Olsen, Guilford, CT; on long-term loan to NCMA, 1957-1964; given to NCMA, 1964.
Published ReferencesCaroline M. Rocheleau, Ancient Egyptian Art [Systematic Catalogue of the Collection] (Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Museum of Art, 2012), cat. no. 21, illus. (color) 60 and 61.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, “What in the World is a Grain Mummy?,” July 20, 2019–January 8, 2020.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present.
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