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Title: Sokar Hawk. Wooden birds such as these, without human heads, were placed on coffins and Ptah Sokar Osiris figurines from the Late Period (747-332 BC). Sokar was a god associated with rebirth and these birds represent him. [Go to resource]
Description: Sokar hawk decorated with net pattern. This item is wood, coated with gesso and painted. There are two dowel holes in the base and one in the head. The base is 132mm long and the artefact 80mm high. Format: text/html License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Rights holder: University of Swansea, Egypt Centre Subjects: [none] Temporal: 747 B.C.-332 B.C. Late Period Source: Egypt Centre Identifier: http://www.egyptcentre.org.uk/index.asp?... Language: en-GB Format: text/html Go to resource More Like this...
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