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Anubis in the Form of a Reclining Jackal
Anubis in the Form of a Reclining Jackal

Anubis in the Form of a Reclining Jackal

Artist Unknown
Date715–525 BCE
MediumWood with gesso and gilding
DimensionsH. 6 1/4 x W. 2 5/8 x L. 12 in. (15.9 x 6.7 x 30.5 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hanes
Object number91.6
On View
On view
Label TextAnubis, shown here in his full zoomorphic form, is the most well known of the canine gods. Perhaps because of the wild dogs and jackals seen scavenging in Predynastic cemeteries, Anubis was a funerary deity. He was the god of embalming and the guardian of cemeteries.ProvenanceMathias Komor Fine Arts & Antiquities, New York, NY; sold to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hanes, Winston-Salem, NC, 1975; given to NCMA, 1991.
Published ReferencesSteven Litt, "Art museum buys two works; donors give five more," Raleigh: The News and Observer (Thursday, January 10, 1991), 4B.

"Acquisitions," North Carolina Museum of Art Preview (Winter 1991-92), illus. (b-w) 38.

Caroline M. Rocheleau, Ancient Egyptian Art [Systematic Catalogue of the Collection] (Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Museum of Art, 2012), cat. no. 18, illus. (color) 48.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement

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