Sokar hawk
- Accession Number
- EC229
- Current Location
- House of Death (ground floor), Coffins case, Left
- Object Type
- Sculpture, Sokar hawk
- Period
- Late Period
- Material
- Wood
- Provenance
- Egypt
- Measurements
- Height: 91mm | Width: 46mm | Depth: 132mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Animal
- Falcon/hawk
- Divine Name
- Sokar
Licensing details
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please contact the Egypt Centre.
- Description
-
This Sokar hawk is made of wood with a gesso coating which was then painted. There is a dowel in the top of the head which was probably used to insert a crown.
- Bibliography
-
Anonymous. 1996. The face of Egypt: Swansea Festival exhibition: 5 October 1996–5 January 1997. Swansea: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery. [Cat. 194]
- Other Identity
- 487A (round label with blue border on the base)
- Previous Owners
- Robert de Rustafjaell (1859–1943) | Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 18 Oct 2020