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Falcon Breast Ornament

1000–900 BCE

Egypt, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasties 21–22

Medium
lead
Measurements
Overall: 8 x 16.4 cm (3 1/8 x 6 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.782
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A lead breast ornament, shaped like a falcon with outstretched wings, features a weathered, light gray surface. Deeply incised lines create a striated feather pattern across the wings. The bird's head faces right in profile, while its claws grasp two circular disks flanking a wide tail extending downward. Rough, fragmented edges reveal the metallic lead's texture, mounted against a dark brown backing that follows the falcon's silhouette.

Falcon Breast Ornament

1000–900 BCE

Egypt, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasties 21–22

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