Christie Brown The Kneeling Jackal. This human animal hybrid figure made in 2007 is part of a series which reflects my interest in archaic figurative works and ancient Egyptian sculpture.…
This is an amulet of the god Anubis. It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Amulets gave protection to the deceased in the Afterlife. Anubis was the…
These make up a set, or part of a set, of protective amulets. They are from Dendara. Amulets gave protection to the deceased in the afterlife. They linked the dead…
This is a pectoral amulet with an image of the god Osiris. It is from Abydos. Pectorals were sometimes sewn onto the breast or stomach of the wrapped mummy as…
This is a mummy label with Coptic writing on it. It is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. Mummy labels were a means of identifying mummies. The mummy…
This is a mummy portrait used for burial. It is probably from Hawara. Greek and Roman settlers in Egypt adopted the practice of mummification of the dead. In the Roman…
These are samples of linen bandaging from a mummy. They are from Grave 45 at Tarkhan (Kafr Ammar, Kafr Turki). The embalmers wrapped the body in linen bandages, padding the…
These are Sons of Horus amulets. They were known as Duamutef, Hapy, Imsety, and Qebhsenuef. This object is from Egypt but the exact location is unknown. From the 21st Dynasty…
This is a model of a canopic jar with a lid in the shape of Hapy. It is from Thebes. Hapy is one of the four sons of Horus and…
