Ancient Egyptian Horus falcon statue, 664-332 BC, copper alloy. Louvre Museum E 14282. Horus falcon is standing wearing a pschent crown. Height: 53 cm

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Ancient Egyptian Horus falcon statue, 664-332 BC, copper alloy. Louvre Museum E 14282. Horus falcon is standing wearing a pschent crown. Height: 53 cm; Depth: 53 cm. Horus or Her, Heru, Hor, Har in Ancient Egyptian, is one of the most significant ancient Egyptian deities who served many functions, most notably god of kingship and the sky. He was worshipped from at least the late prehistoric Egypt until the Ptolemaic Kingdom and Roman Egypt. He was most often depicted as a falcon, most likely a lanner falcon or peregrine falcon, or as a man with a falcon head.

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Size: 3855px × 5300px
Location: Louvre
Photo credit: © funkyfood London - Paul Williams / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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