This is a black carved figure of Anubis, a god in the form of a jackal.

This object is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. This was probably part of a shrine. The jackal-god Anubis is the god of the dead and protector of cemeteries who resided over the judging of the deceased at the test of the Weighing of the Heart. This is a black carved figure of Anubis, a god in the form of a jackal. It is made from wood. We do not know how old this object is.