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| Keywords: Egyptian - Hawk; Falcon - Walters 42226.jpg This falcon is a carved quartz with a smoky hue with interior faults which display interference colors resembling iridescence of glass and has characteristics of rainbow or iris quartz The lack of a perforation as well as the rough surface suggest that the piece was never finished There are slight chippings that show fractures which is typical of things made out of quartz between 664 525 BC Late Period quartz cm 2 07 1 91 0 6 accession number 42 226 25777 Maurice Nahman Cairo date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1929 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian amulets in the Walters Art Museum Falcons in Ancient Egypt Ancient Egyptian jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
