Art, Symbol & Imagination
Anubis with a Staff
A jackal-headed figure holds a long staff beside the body and advances one foot upon a low base. Projecting ears and separated legs sharpen the silhouette. The caption identifies Anubis. The staff’s straight line contrasts with the modelling of the torso and head, giving the photographed object a restrained, upright rhythm in Spence’s sequence of Egyptian deity representations.
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Ancient Egyptian makers (unrecorded); historical photographs. "Anubis with a Staff" [editorial title]. In Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt, Lewis Spence. September 1923 Harrap reprint; first published August 1913, 1923, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. Source scan leaf 155. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/egypt-object-155
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Historical photograph of an ancient object; printed caption reviewed. Ancient maker unrecorded. Photographer credit recorded individually where printed. Orientation corrected where necessary; no retouching or reconstructed detail.
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Ancient Egyptian makers (unrecorded); historical photographs. Anubis with a Staff. Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt. Scan leaf 155. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/egypt-object-155