falcon headed goddess and the soul of pe
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When I went to the art museum, I knew that I wanted to choose a piece of artwork from Egypt to write about, but there were a few to choose from. After looking at all of my choices, I decided on a sculpture called the Falcon-Headed God in Pose of "Soul of Pe". It's of a man with the head of a falcon, made out of bronze. The figure is kneeling down on its right knee, with its left knee up. Its left hand is in a fist and placed over it's chest and it's right hand is also clenched and held up, in the air, the elbow bent at a ninety degree angle. The statue is a little under a foot tall. The surface of the statue is very rough. This may be because a gold sheet was originally overlayed on the figure, and the rough surface helped it stay secure (Cincinnatiartmuseum.org). The figure is also wearing the traditional Egyptian wig...