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Ceramics
Amulet of the God Anubis
Egyptian artist
Egyptian artist
Egypt
Primary
2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
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Faience
Faience
664 BCE - 332 BCE
664 BCE
332 BCE
from Rochester collections
Ceramics
Amulets are small objects that represent gods, goddesses, and symbols of rebirth. Made of bronze, clay, or stone, they offered the wearer sacred protection both in the world of the living and in the afterlife. Ancient Egyptians wore amulets as jewelry
during life; priests would also place amulets within the wrappings of a mummy as they prepared it for burial. Certain amulets were placed in specific locations on the mummy, such as over the heart, the throat, or the incision on the abdomen.
Anubis was the god of mummification and protected the deceased’s body from harm. Amulets of Anubis would not have been worn as jewelry by the living but would only have been placed in the linen wrappings of the mummy.
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1928.179
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/4/2001
28.179DI1
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28.179DI3
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Ceramics
The God Thoth as a Man with an Ibis' Head
Egyptian artist
Egyptian artist
Egypt
Primary
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
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Faience
Faience
664 BCE - 332 BCE
664 BCE
332 BCE
from Rochester collections
Ceramics
1928.182
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Memorial Art Gallery
2/4/2001
28.182SL1
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28.182DI#1
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28.182DI#2
digital image
12/10/2009
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28.182DI#3
digital image
12/10/2009
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Ceramics
Shawabti of Psamtek
Egyptian artist
Egyptian artist
Egypt
Primary
7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
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Faience
Faience
664 BCE - 332 BCE
664 BCE
332 BCE
1000 BCE - 500 CE, ceramics, Egyptian, Egyptian, figure, figures, funerary objects
Ceramics
1951.123
item
Memorial Art Gallery
2/13/2001
51.123DI1
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