Inlay in the form of the Horus falcon, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 4th century B.C., From Egypt; Possibly from Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (el-Ashmunein; Khemenu), Faience, H. 15.8 cm (6 1/4 in.); W. 1 cm (3/8 in.); L. 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.), This inlay represents the falcon god Horus. As a god closely associated with kingship, the Horus hieroglyph appears prominently in the king's titularies, and may also - as it does in Dynasty 30 - appear in the king's particular names
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Inlay, form, Horus falcon, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 4th century B.C, Egypt, Middle Egypt, Hermopolis, el-Ashmunein, Khemenu, Faience, H, 15.8 cm, 6 1/4, W, 1, 3/8, L, 16.5 1/2, inlay, represents, falcon god, Horus, god closely, associated, kingship, hieroglyph, prominently, king, titularies, Dynasty 30, particular names
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