<em>Recumbent Jackal</em>, ca. 525–30 B.C.E. Glass, 1 x 1 3/8 x 3/16 in. (2.5 x 3.5 x 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1238E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1238E_wwg8.jpg)

Recumbent Jackal

Medium: Glass

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:ca. 525–30 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 1 x 1 3/8 x 3/16 in. (2.5 x 3.5 x 0.5 cm)

Collections:

Museum Location: 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor

Exhibitions:

Accession Number: 37.1238E

Image: CUR.37.1238E_wwg8.jpg,West Wing gallery 8 installation

Catalogue Description:
Glass inlay representing, in relief (rear surface flat), a jackal recumbent upon a flat plinth. The ribs are indicated by grooves; the tail curves up around the haunch. The body is translucent violet; the head is opaque white. Condition: Small nicks and pits.

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