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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. He is 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. The left arm is held straight alongside the body with a clenched fist; the right is 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 figurine, height 13.5 cm, width 7.1 cm, weight 0.936 kg with base., A small metallic statue of a humanoid figure with a textured brownish-bronze surface stands on a polished dark reddish-brown rectangular base; the figure has an animal-like head with prominent ears and a carved open mouth, a bare torso with a slightly darker patina, one arm bent at the elbow and the other hanging straight, a wrapped skirt with diagonal incised lines, and a lower body that transitions into coiled snake-like forms that rest on the base; the background is a smooth light gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A03_360

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

63.1Mo (3.6Mo) / 32.0cm x 49.4cm / 3784 x 5831 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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 bent elbow forearm extended forward Three protrusions head ears Late 1st–2nd century AD Roman period Egypt Terracotta figurine height 13.5 cm width 7.1 cm weight 0.936 kg base small metallic statue humanoid figure textured brownish-bronze surface stands polished dark reddish-brown rectangular base figure animal- prominent ears carved open mouth bare torso slightly darker patina arm bent hanging straight wrapped skirt diagonal incised lines lower body transitions coiled snake- forms rest background smooth light gray.