Egyptian Gold Repousse Pharaonic Falcon with Original Linen and Plaster Backing
Circa 500 B.C. From mummy wrappings, Horus falcon with spread wings wearing a sun disc and gripping a shen symbol in each claw; applied to a woven fabric backing; held in a membranous display frame. 25 grams total, 70 x 70 mm including case (2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.). From a Spanish collection, formerly with a German dealership in the 1980s. Similar in form to the elaborate inlaid gold pectoral discovered in the tomb of Tutankhamun, for which see Andrews, C., Ancient Egyptian Jewellery, p.134, no. 117.