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Source Description
A glazed steatite pectoral with incised design. On the front a woman wearing a perfume cone worships the jackal god Anubis resting on a shrine. Above him are two hieroglyphic signs: the "udjat" for protection and a collar signifying "gold." On the back a "djed" pillar (meaning eternity) is flanked by two "tjet" signs, (meaning protection) symbolizing also Osiris between Isis and Nephthys.
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Document identity
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21603
label
Pectoral with Female Worshiper and Anubis on Shrine
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obj
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Source metadata
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21603
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Pectoral with Female Worshiper and Anubis on Shrine
description
A glazed steatite pectoral with incised design. On the front a woman wearing a perfume cone worships the jackal god Anubis resting on a shrine. Above him are two hieroglyphic signs: the "udjat" for protection and a collar signifying "gold." On the back a "djed" pillar (meaning eternity) is flanked by two "tjet" signs, (meaning protection) symbolizing also Osiris between Isis and Nephthys.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1070-730 BCE (Third Intermediate Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
plaques
pectorals
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7
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7
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.6
height
6.4
depth
0
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 x W: 2 1/2 (7.59 x 6.36 x 0.01 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
21st-22nd Dynasty
med
steatite, orginally glazed
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6182
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EGY
JWL
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2513
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