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Anubis has the head of a jackal because jackals are known for hunting the dead. Some Egyptians claimed too see jackal foot prints leading too graves.

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Anubis was often pictured with the head of what animal?

a jackal


How did Anubis make his jackel head?

Anubis did not make it, it was his aspect as a god of the dead which the ancient Egyptians associated with that animal.


How are Anubis dressed?

Anubis usually was depicted as a man with the head of a jackal-like animal, usually wearing a shendyt (a type of skirt).


What animal heads did some Egyptian gods have?

Horus had the head of a falcon or a hawk. Sobek had the head of a crocodile. Anubis had the head of a jackal. Sekhmet had the head of a lioness. Thoth had the head of an ibis or a baboon.


What did Anubis wear on his head?

A man with the head of a jackal-like animal. Unlike a real jackal, Anubis' head is black, representing his position as a god of the dead. He is rarely shown fully-human, but he is depicted so in the Temple of Abydos of Rameses II. There is a beautiful statue of him as a full jackal in the tomb of Tutankhamun.


Which Egyptian god was associated with the ritual of embalming?

Anubis in ancient Egypt


What is the characteristics of Anubis?

Anubis appears as a man with the head of a jackal-like animal. Unlike a real jackal, Anubis' head is black, representing his position as a god of the dead. He is rarely shown fully-human, but he is depicted so in the Temple of Abydos of Rameses II. There is a beautiful statue of him as a full jackal in the tomb of Tutankhamun.


What animal is used to represent the god Anbis?

A jackal - a canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf.


What is mask of Anubis?

Anubis is the Egyptian god of death, he had a head of the Jackel. The mask of Anubis is probably just that, a mask of Anubis!


How did Anubis appear in art?

In Anubis in art; he is a man with the head of a jackal-like animal. Unlike a real jackal, Anubis' head is black, representing his position as a god of the dead. He is rarely shown fully-human, but he is depicted so in the Temple of Abydos of Rameses II. There is a beautiful statue of him as a full jackal in the tomb of Tutankhamun.


What was Anubis special feature?

Anubis appeared as a man with the head of a jackal-like animal. Unlike a real jackal, Anubis' head is black, representing his position as a god of the dead. He is rarely shown fully-human, but he is depicted so in the Temple of Abydos of Rameses II. There is a beautiful statue of him as a full jackal in the tomb of Tutankhamun.


How does Anubis look like?

Anubis looked like a man with the head of a jackal-like animal. Unlike a real jackal, Anubis' head is black, representing his position as a god of the dead. He is rarely shown fully-human, but he is depicted so in the Temple of Abydos of Rameses II. There is a beautiful statue of him as a full jackal in the tomb of Tutankhamun.