A Falcon Flying Protectively over the Pharaoh's Head
Object type: Relief, falcon and kheker border
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Reign: reign of Mentuhotep II, later
Date: ca. 2020–2000 B.C.
Medium: Limestone, paint
Dimensions: A. 107 cm x 52 cm
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri
Locale: Temple of Mentuhotep II
Excavation: Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1907
Credit line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1906
Accession year: 1906