This beautiful ๐ค sculpture at the MET is a raised relief of an owl ๐ hieroglyph ๐น๐ dates to the Ptolemaic Period in Egypt ๐๐ ๐๐.
This relief shows only the partial hieroglyph ๐น๐ and this style of an object being โunfinished but actually finishedโ was very popular during this time period. Limestone pieces such as these are often referred to as โsculptors modelsโ by Egyptologists because they are very detailed and only show one specific part of the object.
I have always loved this piece because I love owls!! I love owls because I absolutely love Harry Potter and anytime I see an owl it reminds me of Hedwig!