Anubis, the god of embalming and protector of the deceased, is depicted with a man's body, a jackal's head, and long wig. The arms and the tip of the nose were made separately. The figure was likely made for a tomb.For the latest information about this object, statues ; sculpture, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: 26th DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquistion unknown] [as 18th Dynasty, Upper Egypt]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Medium:
wood with black, red, white, yellow, and green paint
