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Description: | Dark steatite ('soap-stone') figure of a falcon, with the wings and features carefully engraved. The falcon is a symbol of the sky-god Horus, who was the son of the god Osiris.
This piece is probably modern.
Material: Steatite | Source: | Manchester Museum | Identifier: | mm.emu.ecatalogue.humanities.103888 | Go to resource |
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