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Anubis

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The Anubis sculpture not only represents the Egyptian god of mummification and the afterlife, but also bears witness to the afterlife of a culture that disappeared millennia ago.
Artist
Unknown (Egyptian)
Title
Anubis
Date
664-525 B.C.E.
Period
Saite Period, or Dynasty 26 (664–525 B.C.)
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
3 7/8 x 1 1/16 x 1 in. Overall
Credit
Bequest of Alexander and Henrietta W. Hollaender
Accession No.
1992.220
Classification
Sculpture
Geography
Egypt

Related

1955, sold by M. de Boully (Paris, France) to Alexander and Henrietta W. Hollaender (Oak Ridge, TN and Washington, DC); 1987, deposited on long-term loan to Elvehjem Museum of Art [now known as the Chazen Museum of Art]; 1992, bequeathed to Elvehjem Museum of Art [now known as the Chazen Museum of Art]. [Last researched by Chazen staff 2017-2018]

  • Capturing Nature: Instruments, Specimens, and Art: Science History Detectives First-Year Interest Group, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 12/10/2013–4/13/2014

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