Ancient Egyptian model hawk from Hawara dated 30 BC – AD 395

Model wooden hawk, probably from the top of a coffin. The hawk is depicted, with legs together and wings furled, though the bottom parts of the legs are missing. Two dowel holes remain in the base of the legs. There is also a hole in the base of the tail, and in the top of the head, dowel broken off in this one. No external decoration remains, except for patches of white plaster under the wings and legs. The wooden surface is quite worn. However the eye balls, beak and shape of the wings carved into the wood. There are several splits and cracks in the wood, and two modern holes have been drilled into one side of the bird, into which steel rods may have been fixed as display mounts. One rod remains, the other has been broken off. Both have started to rust.

Ancient Egyptian model hawk from Hawara dated 30 BC – AD 395

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:AW164
  • Material: wood
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Excavator: W.M.F. Petrie
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Object name: model hawk
  • Dimensions: Length: 190mm , Width: 86mm , Depth: 53mm , Length (broken part): 42mm , Width (broken part): 23mm , Depth (broken part): 19mm
  • Site: Hawara
  • Latitude: 29.266667
  • Longitude: 30.9