Jackal Inlay

Late Period–Ptolemaic Period

664–30 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 127

This inlay of a recumbent jackal was found with the shrine inlay on which it originally would have perched. This jackal likely represented either Anubis, the chief god of embalming, or Wepwawet, the "Opener of the Ways" who escorted the deceased into the underworld.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Jackal Inlay
Period: Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
Date: 664–30 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, South Valleys, Unfinished Temple Valley, Tomb MMA 1151, MMA excavations, 1920–22
Medium: Glass
Dimensions: L. 3.8 × H. 2.2 × D. 0.6 cm (1 1/2 × 7/8 × 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Object Number: 22.3.55
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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