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Amulet of Anubis

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Green-glazed faience amulet in the form of the jackal-headed god Anubis, left foot forward. The suspension hole at the back of the waist served to attach the figure, probably to the coverings of a mummified body. As god of embalming, Anubis was appropriate protector of the dead, and such figures are common in Late Period sets of funerary amulets.

Present location

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN

Inventory number

1922:29

Dating

LATE PERIOD

Archaeological Site

UNKNOWN

Category

AMULET

Material

FAIENCE

Technique

PRESSED IN A FORM/MODEL

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