Figure of a squatting falcon representing the god Sokar
715 BCE-30 BCE
Medium
painted gesso on wood
Measurements
23.4 × 7.5 × 11.5 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by James E. Sherrard Esq., 1881
Gallery location
Not on display
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