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Middle Kingdom
Two male figures, shrine, and fetishlike object were discovered by Metropolitan Museum excavators in a chamber in the enclosure wall of an elite tomb at Lisht South. The object of veneration found inside the shrine was called an imiut, "the one in the wrappings."
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Title: Shrine for Anubis fetish (Imiut)
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Amenemhat II
Date: ca. 1919–1885 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, tomb of Imhotep, chamber inside the south enclosure wall, MMA excavations, 1913–14
Medium: Wood, paint
Dimensions: H. 59.3 cm (23 3/8 in.); W. 32 cm (12 5/8 in.); D. 23 cm (9 1/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1914
Object Number: 14.3.18
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