Pectoral Fragment
Late New Kingdom–early Third Intermediate Period
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.
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