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Description: | Amulets were pieces of jewellery worn by both the living and the dead as charms or as protection against evil. This ceramic amulet is covered with a turquoise glaze. It represents the Ancient Egyptian god Anubis. Anubis was usually depicted as a black jackal or a man with the head of a jackal or as a dog. Anubis was the god of the dead and the afterlife before Osiris. Once the cult of Osiris developed, Anubis became associated with the wrapping of the mummy during the mummification process. He also led the dead to the Halls of Judgement to face Osiris during their journey to the afterlife.
Material: ceramic | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.worldarchaeology.20998 | Go to resource |
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