Guardian Figure and Shrine with an imiut in a Jar
Object type: Statue, guardian figure, shrine, Anubis, imiut fetish
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Amenemhat II
Date: ca. 1919–1885 B.C.
Medium: Wood, plaster, paint, travertine (Egyptian alabaster), ointment

Dimensions: 14.3.17: H. 57.6 cm (22 11/16 in.); W. 11 cm (4 5/16 in.); D. 26 cm (10 1/4 in.); 14.3.18: H. 59.3 cm (23 3/8 in.); W. 32 cm (12 5/8 in.); D. 23 cm (9 1/16 in.); 14.3.19-.20: Vase: H. 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.); Diam 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); Rod with vase: H. 59.3 cm (22 3/8 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht South
Locale: tomb of Imhotep
Locus: chamber inside the south enclosure wall
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1913–14
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1914
Accession year: 1914