Recumbant Jackal


Recumbant Jackal, likely Anubis
Egypt, Memphite Region, Saqqara; includes the Serapeum, Temple deposit, Emery 1966-1967
Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C.E.
Limestone, originally painted black, h. 38.1 cm (15 in); l. 64 cm (25 3/16 in); w. 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in)
MMA 69.105, Adelaide Milton de Groot Fund, in memory of the de Groot and Hawley families, 1969


Photos © Joan Ann Lansberry 2012