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Amulet (?) depicting Cerberus

Figure of a hybrid animal, identifiable as Cerberus. The dog is seated in an attentive pose. On the body, the fur is indicated with incised wavy lines. Two snakes coil over the animal, and the heads (one eye of the left one is visible), protrude from the sides. The front legs are together, the hind legs are bent, the tips of the paws are broken. The object is made in the lost-wax technique for solid casts.

Cat. 7171
Metal / Bronze
722–332 BCE
Late Period
Unknown
Old Fund, 1824–1888
Not on display
Museo Egizio