COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
AIC_.1920.252
AMICA Library Year:
1999
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name:
Unknown
Creator Nationality:
African; North African; Egyptian
Creator Dates/Places:
Ancient Egypt Africa,North Africa,Egypt
Creator Name-CRT:
Egyptian
Title:
Statuette of a Jackal
Title Type:
preferred
View:
3/4 view
Creation Date:
Saite Period, Dynasty 26 (c. 664-525 B.C.)
Creation Start Date:
-664
Creation End Date:
-525
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze
Classification Term:
Bronze
Subject Description:
The statuette depicts one of the jackal-form gods, Anubis or Wepwawet. Both were associated with embalming and the protection of the remains of the dead.
Creation Place:
Africa,North Africa,Egypt
Dimensions:
H.: 9.5 cm (3-1/2 in.); L.: 17.5 cm (6-7/8 in.)
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number:
1920.252
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Museum Purchase Fund
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E28081.TIF
