Pectoral Fragment

Unknown

ca. 1200–700 B.C. · Faience · Egyptian Art

This fragmentary pectoral is made in a greenish blue faience. The decoration in low relief shows a standing man, his arms upraised in an attitude of adoration, in front of Anubis, the god of embalming, here represented as a recumbent jackal. The blue-green color had a regenerative significance for the ancient Egyptians, explaining why objects made in blue and green faience were used for the burial equipment. Made from a mold, without personalized details (like the deceased’s name), objects such as this pectoral could be described as mass-produced.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1200–700 B.C.

Medium

Faience

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020