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Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Wepwawet

664–332 B.C.E.

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Object Label

This jackal god sometimes appears on a standard (a symbol carried on a pole) with a uraeus-snake and an enigmatic object scholars describe as “the king’s placenta.” On reliefs, this standard preceded the king in processions as early as the first Egyptian king, Narmer.

Wepwawet, whose name means “opener of ways/roads,” at first led kings into battle but later became associated with leading the deceased to the next world.

Caption

Wepwawet, 664–332 B.C.E.. Bronze, 2 9/16 x 11/16 x 2 3/4 in. (6.5 x 1.8 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.580.168. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Wepwawet

Date

664–332 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 26 to Dynasty 31

Period

Late Period

Medium

Bronze

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

2 9/16 x 11/16 x 2 3/4 in. (6.5 x 1.8 x 7 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour

Accession Number

16.580.168

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