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amulet

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Description

Amulet of Anubis: dark-blue glass amulet of Anubis, human body with short skirt and jackal's head, frontal, standing with left leg advanced, hands by sides and wearing an elaborate head-dress, probably the atef-crown the details of which are not entirely clear. Made in an open mould with flat back. The matt surface is now considerably deteriorated. Lost from the knees down.

Connections

Deities Anubis

Cross-references (2)

  • BM-Object Y_EA13712 tier-2
  • BM-Registration 1879,0712.338 tier-2
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