Shrine for Anubis fetish (Imiut)

ca. 1919–1885 B.C.

Two male figures, shrine, and fetishlike object were discovered by Metropolitan Museum excavators in a chamber in the enclosure wall of an elite tomb at Lisht South. The object of veneration found inside the shrine was called an imiut, "the one in the wrappings."

Title

Shrine for Anubis fetish (Imiut)

Period

Middle Kingdom

Date

ca. 1919–1885 B.C.

Medium

Wood, paint

Dimensions

H. 59.3 cm (23 3/8 in.); W. 32 cm (12 5/8 in.); D. 23 cm (9 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1914

Object No.

14.3.18