Scarab with the Representation of a Falcon-headed Figure Between Uraei

Second Intermediate Period

ca. 1640–1500 B.C. (late Middle Bronze Age IIB–IIC)

Not on view

A figure with the head of a falcon kneels while holding a lotus flower with a long stem. He is flanked by raised cobras (uraei). Such falcon-headed figures are frequently found on Canaanite scarabs of the Middle Bronze Age (ca. 1700–1500 B.C., contemporary with the Second Intermediate Period in Egypt) and can grasp a flower, a branch or a cobra. Even though they are of Canaanite manufacture, these scarabs show the falcon-headed figure paired with Egyptian signs and symbols and it is therefore very likely they represent the Egyptian god Horus. This scarab dates to the later phase of Canaanite production, ca. 1640–1500 B.C.

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Title: Scarab with the Representation of a Falcon-headed Figure Between Uraei
Period: Second Intermediate Period
Date: ca. 1640–1500 B.C. (late Middle Bronze Age IIB–IIC)
Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Tomb of Nakht (493), inside enclosure, Pit 460, MMA excavations, 1913–14
Medium: Green glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.6 × W. 1.1 × H. 0.7 cm (5/8 × 7/16 × 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Object Number: 15.3.155
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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