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Seal with Jackal Headed Deity and Female Figure

Egyptian (Artist)
mid 3rd-6th century CE (Late Antique)
black jasper
(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

[Inscription] On narrow side: Ιαω

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

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.
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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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42.731

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