Tomb of Horemheb (KV 57)
Description:
Falcon
Phonogram:
Hrw
Sign No.:
G5
Date:
Type:
Provenance:
Valley of the Kings, Thebes
Appearance:
Color notes:
The bird has a black and white face, yellow eye with red spot, black beak, green-blue wings and tail, tips of tail red, outline of wings and tail feathers black, white breast with black dots and black tips, yellow legs and feet with red markings, black claws.
Stylistic Notes:
The sign shows the Horus falcon
Image source:
Tiradritti, Francesco: Egyptian Wall Painting (2008), p. 46-47.