一具动物木乃伊被猎鹰顶上 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	一具动物木乃伊被猎鹰顶上
品名（英）	Case for an animal mummy topped by a falcon
入馆年号	1889年，89.2.550
策展部门	埃及艺术（Egyptian Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元前 664 - 公元前 30
创作地区	来自于: 埃及（From: Egypt）
分类
尺寸	高 13.4 厘米 (5 1/4 英寸); 宽 4.9 厘米 (1 15/16 英寸); 长 21.2 厘米 (8 3/8 英寸)
介绍（中）	猎鹰之神荷鲁斯站着，翅膀向后仰。他有一个突出的喙，大而圆的眼睛，强壮的眉毛，支撑着埃及的双冠。这顶王室王冠象征着下埃及和上埃及的统一，并突出了荷鲁斯作为整个国家合法统治者的作用。在这个特殊的人物身上，王冠的元素被紧密地模仿在一起，但仍然是不同的：下埃及的红色王冠，前部有卷曲的螺旋，上埃及的白色王冠。猎鹰佩戴双冠是因为早在前王朝时期，荷鲁斯和王权的概念就紧密相连猎鹰站在一个长方形的容器上，这个容器本来可以装一具动物木乃伊。后端是敞开的，现在已经丢失的木乃伊本可以插入其中。这样的猎鹰木乃伊盒或石棺会被提供用于动物墓地，不仅与荷鲁斯崇拜有关，而且更广泛地与太阳崇拜有关。
介绍（英）	The falcon god Horus stands with his wings swept back. He has a prominent beak, large rounded eyes, and a strong brow, which supports the double crown of Egypt. This royal crown symbolizes the union of Lower and Upper Egypt, and highlights Horus’ role as the legitimate ruler of the entire land. On this particular figure, the crown’s elements are closely modeled together but are still distinct: the red crown of Lower Egypt, complete with its curling spiral at the front, and the white crown of Upper Egypt. The falcon wears the double crown because Horus and the concept of kingship were closely tied, as early as the Predynastic Period. The falcon stands on a rectangular receptacle that would have held an animal mummy. The back end is open where the mummy, now lost, would have been inserted. Such falcon mummy boxes, or sarcophagi, would have been offered for deposition in animal necropoleis, not just in relation to the cult of Horus, but also more broadly in association with solar cult.