Gold; filigree work; granualtion on back. Right horn missing; right hind leg partly severed from body.For the latest information about this object, figurines, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
This rectangular panel is carved in low relief with a lozenge cartouche centering conventionalized foliations. There are foliate elements in four corners. One corner has been mended.For the latest information about this object, reliefs, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
Rock-cut sepulchers, like the one in which Jesus' body was laid according to the Gospels (Mark 15:46), were widespread in the ancient Near East. This slab once closed such a tomb. A number of similar doors discovered in Syria are carved with crosses and with the monogram for "Christ." The decoration of this one has no explicitly religious symbols and simply copies the ornamentation of doors made of wood and of cast bronze. The hole in the lower left side was used as a handle for opening and closing the door.For the latest information about this object, doors, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
This relef stele depicts two women, a girl, and a boy on a funeral couch between two jackals. The two jackals are the jackel god of the dead, Anubis. The piece has an inscription in Greek, and is said to be from Akhmim.For the latest information about this object, stelae; reliefs, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: ByzantineInscriptions: [Translation] Didymis, 40 years old, Theodora, her daughter, 19, Athas a baby of one year [not represented], Dionysarin, 45, Athur, 10, 1st year of the indiction. Farewell.Reign: Style:
A bearded bust of Serapis is shown on this intaglio in profile to the left. He is identified by the modius on top of his head.For the latest information about this object, intaglios (sculptural objects); gems, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
This duck figurine has wing feathers and eyes carved with a painted neck and head. There is a wood pin in the top of its head.
Geese, ducks, and other fowl were common in ancient Egypt. They were part of the daily diet and were used as offerings for deities and the deceased. Fishing and fowling were popular motifs in tomb and temple decoration. This colorful duck is unusual in its size and style, and it is possible that it was re-carved later. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.For the latest information about this object, figurines, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
Standing with his weight on his right leg, left leg back as though taking a step, this child lifts his gaze up and to his left, as he also raises his left hand. The right arm is missing below the shoulder, as is much of the right foot. The child’s hair is arranged in tight ringlets around his face and the back of his neck; the curls are bound into a top knot above his forehead. The hair on top of his head is pressed flat and held by a wide diadem; wave patterns indicate the texture of the hair, and he may have a short braided section at the top of his head. The child is otherwise nude but may have worn a small garment, such as an animal skin, across his torso, as perhaps indicated by the fact that no nipple is rendered on the left. Statuettes of infant Dionysus wear animal skins in this manner. The head is disproportionately small compared to the rather solid body, and the eyes are disproportionately large on the head. The lips would have been inlaid, perhaps with copper (now missing), and there are traces of silver inlay on the eyes.For the latest information about this object, statuettes (statues), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style: