Karanis / Dog skull with jaw; faunal specimen / Bone (Unidentified)
About this Item
Record Details
- Object Identifier
- 0000.00.3501
- Object Name
- Dog skull with jaw; faunal specimen
- Collections
- Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
- Object Type
- Bones
- Materials
- Bone (Unidentified)
- Length
- 15.0 cm
- Width
- 8.6 cm
- Height
- 8.5 cm
- Weight
- 169.2g
- Inscribed
- 161
- Full Artifact Description
- Dog skull and jaw (with loose teeth). Some hide still remains on bone
- Dog skull with skin and eyes, most likely from a stray dog. 15.0 cm l., 8.5 cm h., 8.6 cm w. (Death Dogs, Wilfong).
- Verbatim Date
- 3rd - 5th C AD
- Unit Grid Number
- 0239
- Component/Room
- 00C
- Area
- R
- Verbatim Provenance
- Egypt
- Verbatim Site
- Karanis
- Countermark
- 161
- Exhibition Title
- Death Dogs: The Jackal Gods of Ancient Egypt (exhibit)
- Exhibition Curator
- Wilfong, Terry
- Exhibition Year
- 2015
- Publication Title
- Death Dogs: The Jackal Gods of Ancient Egypt
- Publication Author
- Wilfong, T.G.
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Type Category
- 30
Technical Details
- Record
- 0000.00.3501
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.3501/dsc_4541.jpg
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"Karanis; Dog skull with jaw; faunal specimen; Bone (Unidentified)." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.3501/dsc_4541.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 08, 2024.
