Antique Statue God Horus Falcon Rare Ancient Egyptian Figurine Egyptian BC. Horus was often the ancient Egyptians’ national tutelary deity. He was usually depicted as a falcon-headed man wearing the pschent, or a red and white crown, as a symbol of kingship over the entire kingdom of Egypt. Parents : Osiris and Isis. Her, Heru, Hor, Har. Ancient Egyptian, is one of the most significant ancient Egyptian deities who served many functions, most notably god of kingship and the sky. He was worshipped from at least the late prehistoric Egypt until the Ptolemaic Kingdom and Roman Egypt. Different forms of Horus are recorded in history and these are treated as distinct gods by Egyptologists. These various forms may possibly be different manifestations of the same multi-layered deity in which certain attributes or syncretic relationships are emphasized, not necessarily in opposition but complementary to one another, consistent with how the Ancient Egyptians viewed the multiple facets of reality. He was most often depicted as a falcon, most likely a lanner falcon or peregrine falcon, or as a man with a falcon head. Horus was said to be the sky, he was considered to also contain the Sun and Moon. It became said that the Sun was his right eye and the Moon his left, and that they traversed the sky when he, a falcon, flew across it. Later, the reason that the Moon was not as bright as the Sun was explained by a tale, known as The Contending’s of Horus and Seth. In this tale, it was said that Set, the patron of Upper Egypt, and Horus, the patron of Lower Egypt, had battled for Egypt brutally, with neither side victorious, until eventually, the gods sided with Horus. 23 cm / 9.05 inch. 6 cm / 2.36 inch. 13 cm / 5.11 inch. We Give you free Return option in 30 days. Thank You For your time to view our listing and appreciate your time. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Decorative Collectibles\Other Decorative Collectibles”. The seller is “luxor_antiques” and is located in this country: EG. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Primary Material: Stone
- Brand: Egyptian
- Provenance: Luxor
- Country/Region of Origin: Egypt
- Color: Green
- Style: Antique
- Material: Stone
- Features: Antiques
- Culture: Egyptian
