Ancient Egyptian Anubis amulets from North Saqqara dated 664 – 30 BC

Four faience amulets of Anubis as standing figure with jackal head, three joined with a cord, the other loose.The holes for suspension are through the tops of the arms.

Ancient Egyptian Anubis amulets from North Saqqara dated 664 – 30 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1969.42.A
  • Material: faience
  • Culture: Dynasty 26 - Ptolemaic Dynasty
  • Period: Late Period - Ptolemaic Period
  • Excavator: W.B. Emery
  • Dated: 664 - 30 BC
  • Object name: Anubis amulets
  • Dimensions: Length (on cord): 26mm , Width (on cord): 26mm , Depth (on cord): 6mm , Length (loose): 16mm , Width (loose): 6mm , Depth (loose): 5mm
  • Published references: Martin The Sacred Animal Necropolis p 105 cat no 1476 pp 115 - 116
  • Site: Saqqara
  • Latitude: 29.871111
  • Longitude: 31.216389