Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Jackal Headed Anubis
early 11th-mid 7th century BCE (Third Intermediate-early Late Period)
Egyptian faience
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This pendant represents Anubis with a jackal head standing with his arms at his sides and wearing a short kilt. The pillar on the back is pierced for suspension.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Maurice Nahman, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 1/4 x W: 1/8 x D: 3/8 in. (3.1 x 0.32 x 1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1930
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.
48.1549