AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE FALCON
Late Period, Dynasty XXVI-XXX, 664-343 B.C.
Standing with the talons together, the feathering of the wings and the characteristic patterning of the eyes defined by incision
6 in. (15.2 cm) high
Lot Essay
For a similar falcon see no. 99 p. 116-117 in Fazzini, Images for Eternity: Egyptian Art from Berkeley and Brooklyn.