Mummified animals were quite common in Egypt and included all sorts of animals and birds thought to represent various divinities.
The mummy of a falcon represents the god Horus. The falcon is wrapped in the shape of a human mummy. The head is covered with a falcon-shaped mask, which consists of several layers of linen with a thick coating of painted stucco.
The linen bandages intersect to form lozenge shapes. The mummy wears a wig and a pectoral, a large piece of jewellery that is worn on the chest. The inlaid eyes are painted in red.
Late Period, ca. 664-332 BC. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
