Anubis Amulet
This Anubis amulet depicts the god as a striding man with a jackal head. As is common in such representations, he is wearing a kilt and his arms are extended along the sides of his body. He stands on a small rectangular base and the back of the piece features a back pillar that was pierced horizontally along its top third.
Anubis was an important mortuary god, who was responsible for mummification and the general protection of the dead. A pendant in his shape was a popular funerary amulet.
Anubis was an important mortuary god, who was responsible for mummification and the general protection of the dead. A pendant in his shape was a popular funerary amulet.
Artwork Details
- Title: Anubis Amulet
- Period: Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
- Date: ca. 664–30 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Faience
- Dimensions: H. 3.9 × W. 1.1 × D. 1.9 cm (1 9/16 × 7/16 × 3/4 in.)
- Credit Line: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
- Object Number: 2021.41.33
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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ca. 872–664 BCE
664–525 BCE
4th century B.C.
360–343 BCE
200–30 B.C.
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