Hawk head terminals from a collar
- Hilton Price Number
- HP4284
- Current Location
- The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Museum Accession Number
- 1995.35a–b
- Object Type
- Jewellery, Necklace, Necklace terminal
- Period
- Middle Kingdom
- Dynasty
- Twelfth Dynasty
- Material
- Faience
- Provenance
- Egypt, Edfu
- Measurements
- Height: 2¼ inches | Width: 2¾ inches
- Number of Elements
- 2
- Culture
- Egyptian
- Animal
- Falcon/hawk
Licensing details
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- Description
-
Hawks' Heads, a pair, belonging to the breastplate or collar of beads on a mummy. H. 2¼ in. X B. 2¾ in. Fine blue faïence. Xllth (?) dynasty. Edfu.
- Bibliography
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Price, Frederick George Hilton (1909) A catalogue of the Egyptian antiquities in the possession of F. G. Hilton Price, Dir.S.A. Vol. II. London: Bernard Quaritch. Anonymous (1911). Catalogue of the important and extensive collection of Egyptian antiquities, the property of the late F. G. Hilton-Price, Esq. [...] : which will be sold by auction by Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge [...] on Wednesday, 12th July, 1911, and two following days, and on Monday, the 17th of July, and four following days. London: Davy.
- Link To Museum Catalogue
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https://collections.mfa.org/objects/164780/
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- Former Owner
- Frederick George Hilton Price (1842–1909)
- Last modified: 14 Sep 2021