Pectoral Fragment
This fragmentary pectoral is made in a greenish blue faience. The decoration in low relief shows a standing man, his arms upraised in an attitude of adoration, in front of Anubis, the god of embalming, here represented as a recumbent jackal. The blue-green color had a regenerative significance for the ancient Egyptians, explaining why objects made in blue and green faience were used for the burial equipment.
Made from a mold, without personalized details (like the deceased’s name), objects such as this pectoral could be described as mass-produced.
Made from a mold, without personalized details (like the deceased’s name), objects such as this pectoral could be described as mass-produced.
Artwork Details
- Title:Pectoral Fragment
- Period:Late New Kingdom–early Third Intermediate Period
- Dynasty:Dynasty 19–22
- Date:ca. 1200–700 B.C.
- Geography:From Egypt
- Medium:Faience
- Dimensions:H. 6 × W. 8.6 × D. 1 cm (2 3/8 × 3 3/8 × 3/8 in.)
- Credit Line:Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
- Object Number:2021.41.107
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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