Container: E.GA.523.1947

Current Location: In storage

Entities

Container

Categories

Cosmetic equipment

Description

Flat carved wooden neck and head of a jackal, probably from a cosmetic container; collar around neck; underside flat; end of muzzle damaged. Both eyes appear to have been painted with a pigment, this is faintlly visible. Possibly from a comb, or cosmetic spoon; see Brooklyn 37.623E for a similar example.

Wooden neck and head of a jackal, probably from a cosmetic container; collar around neck; underside flat; end of muzzle damaged. Possibly from a comb, or cosmetic spoon; see Brooklyn 37.623E for a similar example.

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.4 cm
Height: 5.6 cm
Width: 2.7 cm

Place(s) associated

Egypt ⪼ Egypt

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Egypt

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, Robert Grenville

Materials used in production

Techniques used in production

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.523.1947
Primary reference Number: 61714
Gayerandersonref: A 38
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 23 January 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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