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The god Anubis in the form of a jackal-headed deity, Anubis mythology. Figurine of Anubis in the form of a human-jackal-serpent in an upright posture, torso slightly tilted back, with a jackal head with a strongly elongated muzzle and a mane flowing down the back. Dressed only in an Egyptian apron, below which the torso merges into the body of a snake with a striated abdomen and scaled skin, curled in a horizontal figure-eight that supports the figurine. Left arm held straight alongside the body with a clenched fist; right arm bent at the elbow with the forearm extended forward. Three protrusions on the head between the ears. Late 1st–2nd century AD; Roman period, Egypt. Terracotta or unspecified material figurine; height 13.5 cm, width 7.1 cm, weight 0.936 kg with base., A bronze-colored statue of a standing anthropomorphic figure with an animal head and a mane, shown from head to base, mounted on a dark reddish-brown rectangular stone plinth; the figure has a bare torso, a wrapped lower garment with textured diagonal folds, one arm bent at the elbow and the other hanging down, and a coiled serpent-like tail forming a loop at the base with visible scale-like patterning; background is a flat light gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A03_363

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73.7Mb (4.7Mb) / 14.4in x 19.9in / 4310 x 5976 (300dpi)

Keywords

god Anubis form jackal-headed deity Anubis mythology Figurine Anubis human-jackal-serpent upright posture torso slightly tilted back jackal head strongly elongated muzzle mane flowing down Dressed Egyptian apron torso merges body snake striated abdomen scaled skin curled horizontal figure-eight supports figurine Left arm held straight alongside clenched fist right arm bent elbow forearm extended forward Three protrusions head ears Late 1st–2nd century AD Roman period Egypt Terracotta unspecified material figurine height 13.5 cm width 7.1 cm weight 0.936 kg base bronze-colored statue standing anthropomorphic figure animal head shown mounted dark reddish-brown rectangular stone plinth figure bare torso wrapped lower garment textured diagonal folds arm bent hanging down coiled serpent- tail forming loop visible scale- patterning background flat light gray.