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Standing Anubis
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This statuette of Anubis, god of embalming, represents him striding, wearing a long wig that covers the transition between his human body and jackal head. As a son of Osiris, he wears the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Khawam Brothers, Cairo [said to be from Mitrahina]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2008-2013 | Mummified. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
9 13/16 x 2 7/16 x 3 15/16 in. (24.9 x 6.2 x 10 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.
54.552