Caption:
Anubis Amulet. Dimensions: H. 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in). Date: 664-30 B.C..
Funerary amulets often were made in the form of gods who had roles in protecting the mummy. Anubis, the jackal-headed god, oversaw the embalming process. He also bore the epithet "lord of the hallowed ground," meaning protector of the necropolis. Anubis had a significant role in the judgment of the dead when he supervised the weighing of the heart for Osiris.
Technique/material:
FAIENCE
Period:
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Image size:
4200 x 4200 px | 50.5 MB
Print size:
35.6 x 35.6 cm | 14.0 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)
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