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Anubis Guarding the Tomb of Pashedu

Reproduction of a tomb painting from the Tomb of Pashedu in the worker's village of Deir el-Medina.

Anubis Guarding the Tomb of Pashedu

The corridor to the burial chamber is guarded by a large painting on either wall of the god Anubis in the form of a black jackal, sitting alert on a shrine with cavetto cornices. Since the first dynasty of Egypt’s history in c. 3100 BC, Anubis was being depicted as a protector of graves

Reproduction Details

Object Type

Date

Findspot

Current Location

People Depicted

Deities Depicted

Art Ref

Wall Relief

Dynasty 19

Tomb of Pashedu (TT3), Deir el-Medina

Tomb of Pashedu (TT3), Deir el-Medina

Pashedu

Anubis

DP073

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