Amulet of Anubis on his Shrine

Amulet of Anubis on his Shrine

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This delicate amulet, representing a jackal recumbent atop a shrine, was found in a tomb at Abydos along with several other silver objects. The jackal here most likely represents either Anubis, god of embalming, or Wepwawet, the deity who escorted the deceased into the afterlife.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Amulet of Anubis on his ShrineAmulet of Anubis on his ShrineAmulet of Anubis on his ShrineAmulet of Anubis on his ShrineAmulet of Anubis on his Shrine

The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.