Art Institute of Chicago
Statuette of a Jackal
Egyptian
- Date
- Late Period, Dynasty 26 (664-525 BCE)
- Medium
- Copper alloy
- Culture
- Egypt
- Department
- Arts of Africa
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
This statuette represents the god Anubis or Wepwawet, the jackal guardians of burial sites. The figure is solid cast from copper alloy, and the details of its fur are incised. The figure may originally have decorated the top of a shrine.
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- Object type
- AAT300301253
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