Object Description
An ancient Egyptian amulet made of turquoise-glazed faience, depicting the god Anubis. The deity is shown striding with his left leg forward, as he keeps his elongated arms stiff at his sides. Such a stance, known as the ‘left foot forward’ stance, is one of the oldest standing figure types in Ancient Egyptian art. Later adopted and developed in Ancient Greece, it set the basis for the evolution of dynamism in sculptural art. A royal, tripartite wig frames his zoomorphic face, flowing down his back into the pillar he rests against. There is a hole on the reverse for suspension.
Date: Circa 664-30 BC
Period: Late Period – Ptolemaic Period