Falcon statue serving as a sarcophagus for a sacred animal by Unknown Artist - 664–30 B.C. - 23.2 x 3.3 x 18.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art Falcon statue serving as a sarcophagus for a sacred animal by Unknown Artist - 664–30 B.C. - 23.2 x 3.3 x 18.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art

Falcon statue serving as a sarcophagus for a sacred animal

Cupreous metal, animal remains • 23.2 x 3.3 x 18.1 cm
  • Unknown Artist Unknown Artist 664–30 B.C.

This bronze falcon is hollow. X-rays have revealed animal bones on the interior, presumably those of a falcon, and an opening beneath the tail through which the animal body had been inserted. The opening is closed with a close-fitting bronze plate.