Falcon God from Ancient Egypt

Illustration

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
by
published on 04 January 2015
Subscribe to author
Falcon God from Ancient Egypt Download Full Size Image

Limestone head of a falcon god with human ears. The rest of the body is lost. Frpm modern-day Egypt. Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, circa 1800 BCE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).

Remove Ads
Advertisement
Subscribe to this author

About the Author

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

Cite This Work

APA Style

Amin, O. S. M. (2015, January 04). Falcon God from Ancient Egypt. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3430/falcon-god-from-ancient-egypt/

Chicago Style

Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Falcon God from Ancient Egypt." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 04, 2015. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3430/falcon-god-from-ancient-egypt/.

MLA Style

Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Falcon God from Ancient Egypt." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 04 Jan 2015. Web. 21 Feb 2025.

Membership