猎鹰翻越动物木乃伊的盒子 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	猎鹰翻越动物木乃伊的盒子
品名（英）	Falcon surmounting box for an animal mummy
入馆年号	1915年，15.6.2
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 12.2 厘米 (4 13/16 英寸); 宽 4.5 厘米 (1 3/4 英寸); 长 12.4 厘米 (4 7/8 英寸)
介绍（中）	猎鹰之神荷鲁斯站着，翅膀向后仰。他戴着埃及的双冠，这是一顶象征着下埃及和上埃及统一的王室王冠，突出了荷鲁斯作为整个国家合法统治者的角色。王冠的元素独特且制作精良：下埃及的红色王冠，前部只有卷曲的螺旋，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神龛形盒子上，盒子里本来可以放一具动物木乃伊。猎鹰和盒子是分开制作的。猎鹰站在一个薄薄的梯形底座上，现在与盒子的顶部相连。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。与许多这样的盒子不同，这些盒子在木乃伊被移走的后端是敞开的，这个例子的两端都是密封的。
介绍（英）	The falcon god Horus stands with his wings swept back. He wears the double crown of Egypt, a royal crown that symbolizes the union of Lower and Upper Egypt, and highlights Horus’ role as the legitimate ruler of the entire land. The crown’s elements are distinct and well made: the red crown of Lower Egypt, lacking only 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, shrine-shaped box that would have held an animal mummy. The falcon and box were fashioned separately. The falcon stands on a thin trapezoidal base, now joined with the top of the box. 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. Unlike many such boxes, which are open at the back end where the mummy has been removed, this example is sealed at both ends.