Anubis Pantistic
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This amulet is the head of a jackal. He holds a whip and crook, and is kneeling with snakes before his knees. He has the tail of a bird.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Sheikh of the Pyramids [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: 2 7/16 x W: 7/8 x D: 2 1/16 in. (6.2 x 2.27 x 5.3 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.
54.2065