Amulet of Anubis on his Shrine ca. 1850–1775 Middle Kingdom 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 Amulet of Anubis on his Shrine. ca. 1850–1775 Electrum. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Abydos, Cemetery V, Tomb V21, Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1904. late Dynasty 12–early Dynasty 13

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