Keywords: Egyptian - Inlay in the Form of a Jackal - Walters 4763.jpg Jackals were linked with the dead most probably because they were present in the desert regions near to the cemeteries where they searched for bones The most popular jackal-shaped god was Anubis who was also depicted with a jackal's head on a human body This inlay depicts a black recumbent jackal with an attentively raised head His eyes are made from white and black glass; a red collar adorns his neck ca 380 250 BC Late Period-Greco-Roman black and white glass jasperoid bands cm 13 5 9 4 2 accession number 47 63 39553 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian reliefs in the Walters Art Museum Dogs in Ancient Egyptian art Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review |