A small faience falcon amulet, 26th to 30th Dynasty, 664 to 334 BCE, Egyptian culture, naming the sun god in his syncretic form Ra Horakhty, Ra united with Horus of the Two Horizons, worn as personal protection under the god's solar and falcon aspect. The Metropolitan Museum's own title names the god directly. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 74.51.4497, from the Cesnola Collection, purchased by subscription 1874 to 76.
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Object TypeAmulet or Small Carved Object 1 Medium (class) Custody
Current LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1 Connections
Associated With
Horus, Deities This source names Horus directly: "form Ra Horakhty, Ra united with Horus of the Two Horizons, worn as personal protection under the god's solar and falcon aspect."
Source "Faience Amulet of Ra Horakhty," accession 74.51.4497 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Horus, Figures This source names Horus directly: "form Ra Horakhty, Ra united with Horus of the Two Horizons, worn as personal protection under the god's solar and falcon aspect."
Source "Faience Amulet of Ra Horakhty," accession 74.51.4497 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Belongs to Tradition
Source "Faience Amulet of Ra Horakhty," accession 74.51.4497 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Depicts
Ra, Figures The Metropolitan Museum's own title, "Faience amulet of Ra Horakhty," names the sun god outright by his own syncretic form, Ra united with Horus of the Two Horizons.
Source "Faience Amulet of Ra Horakhty," accession 74.51.4497 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Originated In
Egypt, Regions Source "Faience Amulet of Ra Horakhty," accession 74.51.4497 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Sources
1. "Faience Amulet of Ra Horakhty," accession 74.51.4497 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Artaccession 74.51.4497
Culture: Egyptian. Period: 26th-30th Dynasty. Medium: Faience. Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874-76.
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A small faience falcon amulet, 26th to 30th Dynasty, 664 to 334 BCE, Egyptian culture, naming the sun god in his syncretic form Ra Horakhty, Ra united with Horus of the Two Horizons, worn as personal protection under the god's solar and falcon aspect.
Originated In: Egypt, Collection record: culture, country and region fields
Egyptian
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In Group: Egyptian Solar Deities, the Metropolitan Museum of Art accession record identifies the amulet's subject as Ra-Horakhty, a solar deityView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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