Pectoral with Female Worshiper and Anubis on Shrine

Description Exhibitions Provenance Credit

Description A glazed steatite pectoral with incised design. On the front a woman wearing a perfume cone worships the jackal god Anubis resting on a shrine. Above him are two hieroglyphic signs: the "udjat" for protection and a collar signifying "gold." On the back a "djed" pillar (meaning eternity) is flanked by two "tjet" signs, (meaning protection) symbolizing also Osiris between Isis and Nephthys.

Exhibitions

Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979-1980.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Egyptian (Artist)

Period

1070-730 BCE (Third Intermediate Period)

Medium

steatite, orginally glazed
(Precious Stones & Gems)

Accession Number

42.89

Measurements

H: 3 x W: 2 1/2 (7.59 x 6.36 x 0.01 cm)

Geographies

Egypt (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View