Ancient Egyptian Votive Falcon Mummy well suited for advanced Pre-Columbian

well suited for advanced Pre-Columbian collections

The piece features the classic pear-shaped body

Acquired in New York City between the 1960s and 1980s by Matthew McDonald Jr

North Carolina

and dark linear designs

Ancient Egyptian Votive Falcon Mummy well suited for advanced Pre-ColumbianAncient Egyptian Votive Falcon Mummy Late Period, circa 600300 BCE Height: 6 1 2" An ancient Egyptian votive mummy constructed from linen and encased in a carefully modeled cartonnage outer layer, representing a falcon. The surface is coated in plaster and retains traces of original polychrome decoration in red, blue, yellow, and black, with delineated facial features rendered in black pigment. This example departs from more commonly encountered linen