Anubis Amulet, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, H. 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in), Funerary amulets often were made in the form of gods who had roles in protecting the mummy. Anubis, the jackal-headed god, oversaw the embalming process. He also bore the epithet 'lord of the hallowed ground,' meaning protector of the necropolis
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Anubis Amulet, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C, Egypt, Faience, H, 4.7 cm, 1 7/8, Funerary amulets, form, gods, roles, protecting, mummy, Anubis, jackal-headed god, oversaw, embalming process, bore, epithet, lord, hallowed ground, meaning protector, necropolis
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