Figure of god Anubis

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Title	Figure of god Anubis
Artist	Artist Unknown (Egyptian)
Date	712-664 B.C.
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Sculpture | Bronze

Size:

3 5/8 x 1 1/8 in. (9.21 x 2.86 cm)

Creation Place:

Africa, Egypt

Culture:

Egyptian, Africa, Egypt

Style:

XXVI Ptolemaic dynasty, 8th-7th century B.C.

Physical Description:

jackal-headed god Anubis, bronze, Egyptian, XVII Dynasty; green patina; eyes, mouth, fingers, toes, hair of ears, strands of wig, vertical folds of short kilt, horizontal folds of the kilt-pendant, all rendered by incised lines; solid casting; body heavy and solid but head rather expressive

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; The William Hood Dunwoody Fund

Accession Number:

16.35

Artist:

Role:

Added to Site:

February 28, 2009

Figure of god Anubis

Artist Unknown (Egyptian)

712-664 B.C.