Hawk-Headed Handle
ca. 1938–1759 B.C.E.
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Object Label
Votive animal mummies were associated with the king of the realm of the dead, Osiris, while his son, the hawk-headed Horus, was his successor on earth.
Osiris became the prototype for proper death because he was the first to be mummified and achieved eternal life in the next world. Thus all mummies of humans and animals imitated the mummification process and form followed to reanimate Osiris in the next world.
Osiris became the prototype for proper death because he was the first to be mummified and achieved eternal life in the next world. Thus all mummies of humans and animals imitated the mummification process and form followed to reanimate Osiris in the next world.
Caption
Hawk-Headed Handle, ca. 1938–1759 B.C.E.. Wood, garnet (?), gold, pigment, 3 11/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. (9.3 x 4.2 x 3.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 14.660. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
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Gallery
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Title
Hawk-Headed Handle
Date
ca. 1938–1759 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 12
Period
Middle Kingdom
Medium
Wood, garnet (?), gold, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
3 11/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. (9.3 x 4.2 x 3.1 cm)
Credit Line
Museum Collection Fund
Accession Number
14.660
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