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Two statuettes depicting a jackal attacking a man’s mummy

Two statuettes depicting a jackal attacking a man’s mummy
© BA Antiquities Museum/M. Sobhy

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A jackal attacking a man’s mummy

Category:
Myths and magic, evil amulets
Date:
Graeco-Roman Period, Roman Period (31 BCE-395 CE)
Provenance:
Upper Egypt, Minya, Beni Mazar (Cynopolis Necropolis)
Material(s):
Man made material, wax
Width:
10.5 cm
Hall:
Extension, showcase 33



The information given here is subject to modification/update as a result of ongoing research.

References
  • Mona Haggag, “Some Unpublished Wax Figurines from Upper Egypt”, in Ancient Alexandria between Egypt and Greece, edited by William V. Harris and Giovanni Ruffini, Columbia Studies in the Classical Tradition 26 (Leiden: Brill, 2004): 231-240.
  • Paula Arbeloa Borbón, “A lasting bond: on a transferred death ritual from ancient Cynopolis”, SPAL 32, no. 2 (2023): 291-304.
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