Sokar hawk
- Accession Number
- EC289
- Current Location
- House of Death (ground floor), Coffins case, Left
- Object Type
- Sculpture, Sokar hawk
- Period
- Late Period
- Material
- Wood
- Provenance
- Egypt
- Measurements
- Height: 71mm | Width: 66mm | Length: 184mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Animal
- Falcon/hawk
- Divine Name
- Sokar
Licensing details
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- Description
-
A decorated wooden bird with red and black lattice (or net) decoration representing the god Sokar. The object is wood coated with gesso and then painted.
- Bibliography
-
Anonymous. 1996. The face of Egypt: Swansea Festival exhibition: 5 October 1996–5 January 1997. Swansea: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery. [Cat. 193]
- Last modified: 18 Oct 2020