Mummy of a jackal or dog
From Thebes, Egypt
Roman
Period, after 30 BC
This small canine, either a dog or jackal, is
wrapped in the style of a human body, with the elaborate patterned
bandaging typical of the Roman Period in Egypt, and an idealized
representation of the creature's
head.
Dogs were popular as
pets and hunting companions from early in Egypt's history.
Some are even mentioned in mortuary texts.
C.A.R. Andrews, Egyptian mummies (London, The British Museum Press, 1984)