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Seal with Jackal Headed Deity and Female Figure
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This piece is carved in intaglio and has been perforated longitudinally. On the broader sides are represented (a) an ass-headed or jackal-headed deity (Set or Anubis) facing to the right with the right hand raised to the level of the face and the left hand at the side, and (b) a female figure facig the front with her hands raised to the level of her head. On the narrower sides are depicted (c) a snake, and (d) an inscription.
Inscription
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1941, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 1947 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 13/16 x W: 7/16 x D: 3/8 in. (2 x 1.1 x 0.95 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase [formerly part of the Walters Collection], 1941
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
42.731