Part of the burial equipment of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun
Anubis Shrine
Materials: wood, plaster, lacquer, and gold leaf
Size
Total length (including poles) 273.5 cm long, 63.7 cm high (shrine including sledge),[1] 60 cm high (jackal),[2] 50.7 cm wide (including sledge)[1]
Created
Reign of Tutankhamun, 18th Dynasty, New Kingdom
Discovered
Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), Valley of the Kings
Present location
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Identification
JE 61444
3D model (click to interact)
Floorplan of the tomb of Tutankhamun
The Anubis Shrine was part of the burial equipment of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Tutankhamun, whose tomb in the Valley of the Kings was discovered almost intact in 1922 by Egyptologists led by Howard Carter. Today the object, with the find number 261, is on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, with the inventory number JE 61444.[2]
^ abCarter, Howard. "Object Card 261-4". Griffith Institute. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
^ abHawass, Zahi (2018). Tutankhamun : Treasures of the golden pharaoh : The centennial celebration. New York: Melcher Media. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-59591-100-1.
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(grandfather) Tiye (grandmother) Artifacts and exhibitions Mask Mummy AnubisShrine Head of Nefertem Lotus chalice Trumpets Meteoric iron dagger Chariots...
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