Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Head of a Canid, possibly a Jackal
Description
Gypsum plaster
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A fragmentary limestone sculpture depicting the head of an animal, possibly Anubis.
The artifact is a fragmentary limestone sculpture representing the head of an animal, likely associated with a canine, such as a jackal or wolf. The style is simple yet realistic, capturing the key facial features, though weathered. The deep-set eyes and angular snout are notable, typical of representations linked to Anubis, the Egyptian god of mummification and the afterlife.
religious
unknown
fragmentary
Deities
Anubis
Materials
limestone
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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