Collection
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Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Sphinx with Falcon-Headed Vessel

525–30 B.C.E.

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Sphinx with Falcon-Headed Vessel, 525–30 B.C.E.. Glass, 1 3/16 x 13/16 x 3/16 in. (3 x 2.1 x 0.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1316E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1316E_wwg8.jpg)

Title

Sphinx with Falcon-Headed Vessel

Date

525–30 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 27, or later

Period

Persian Period or Ptolemaic Period

Geography

Reportedly from: Saqqara, Egypt

Medium

Glass

Classification

Accessory

Dimensions

1 3/16 x 13/16 x 3/16 in. (3 x 2.1 x 0.4 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

37.1316E

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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Frequent Art Questions

  • What were these used for?

    These are inlays, they would have been set into surfaces (like on a wall or on a coffin) as decoration.
    The falcon head, though, is actually from a piece of jewelry! You can tell because it is rimmed in gold unlike the others.
    It's a terminal for a broad collar (there is a big blue broad collar on view at the other end of the gallery). Attached at the bottom, would have been the beads, and above its head would have been the clasp or closure for the necklace.
    Thanks!

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