Bird of Saqqara by MagikUnicorn

Bryce • Historical • posted on Mar 25, 2012

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Bird of Saqqara The Saqqara Bird is a bird-shaped artifact made of sycamore wood, discovered during the 1898 excavation of the Pa-di-Imen tomb in Saqqara, Egypt. It has been dated to approximately 200 BCE, and is now housed in the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo. The Saqqara Bird has a wingspan of 180 mm (7.1 in) and weighs 39.12 g (1.380 oz). Its function is not understood because of a lack of period documentation. Some who think the Saqqara Bird may be a ceremonial object because the falcon, the bird after which the Saqqara Bird is modeled, is the form most commonly used to represent several of the most important gods of Egyptian mythology, most notably Horus and Ra Horakhty. Others have posited it may have been a toy for an elite child, or that it could have functioned as a weather vane. Some have also speculated it may have been used as a sort of boomerang, as such technology was common and well-known in ancient Egypt in the form of a throwing stick used for hunting waterfowl. But the most likely hypothesis is that this bird was positioned on the masthead of sacred boats used during the Opet Festival. Reliefs showing those boats are found in the Temple of Khonsu at Karnak and date to the late New Kingdom. Thanks Magik _____________________________ L'oiseau de Saqqarah L'oiseau de Saqqarah, est un artéfact fait de bois de sycomore, découvert en Égypte dans la nécropole de Saqqarah. L'objet pèse 39 grammes et a une envergure de 18,30 centimètres1. Il représente un faucon. Daté de 200 av. J.-C., l'objet fait partie des collections permanente du musée égyptologique du Caire. Le peu de documentation contemporaine sur l'objet oblige les archéologues à spéculer quant à la finalité de l'oiseau de Saqqarah. Il aurait pu être utilisé à des fins rituelles. En effet il prend la forme d'un faucon, représentation commune de certains dieux les plus importants de la mythologie égyptienne dont le dieu Horus, un des symbole de la royauté. Il aurait pu aussi être un jouet, il a d'ailleurs été classé comme tel dans les collections du musée archéologique du Caire, ou une girouette. Le docteur Khalil Messih affirme que l'oiseau de Saqqarah est la preuve que les principes de bases de l'aviation étaient connues avant leurs découvertes officielles. Cette positon reste très contestée. Merci Magik

Comments (48)

MagikUnicorn

5:34PM | Sun, 25 March 2012

--------------ZOOOOM FOR BETTER FEEL :)

eekdog

5:36PM | Sun, 25 March 2012

cool craft and great info Magik.

rocdan

5:40PM | Sun, 25 March 2012

WOW GREAT INFO ON THIS ,SHORE MAKES YOU WONDER ,ADVANCED EVEN BY TODAYS STANDARDS THANKS FOR THE SHARE

Faemike55

5:41PM | Sun, 25 March 2012

Very cool work Magik!

magnus073

5:47PM | Sun, 25 March 2012

Magik, c'est une image merveilleuse. Je ne savais pas à propos de cet oiseau, il est très fascinant. J'aime apprendre sur l'histoire, et c'est pourquoi j'aime venir à votre galerie

Savage_dragon

6:14PM | Sun, 25 March 2012

And its real, too. Cool render! ")

MarciaGomes

6:20PM | Sun, 25 March 2012

UMA OBRA FENOMENAL MEU AMIGO,PENSO QUE ISTO É UM OBJETO VOADOR UM AVIÃO DIFERENTE ELE É FANTÁSTICO,A PAISAGEM É MAGNÍFICA.+++++++++5 OBRIGADO PELA INFORMAÇÃO É MUITO INTERESSANTE.