Existing comment:
Falcon Reliquary:
This handsome statuette, likely dedicated to the falcon-god Horus, is missing its crown and eye inlays. The base is inscribed with texts of adoration and prayer. Examination through a hole in the head revealed bird bones (color photo) that had been wrapped in linen and placed inside through a trap door between the statuette's legs. A neutron-induced radiograph also reveals the presence of bones inside the reliquary. |