@cosmos.databanks: Over 2,600 years old, this pyramidion of Iufaa is attributed to the 26th Dynasty of the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. It is made of limestone with traces of paint and is inscribed for Iufaa, a priest of Osiris at Abydos. Each side depicts scenes of adoration and solar imagery, including baboons praising the sun, a jackal representing Anubis, and hieroglyphic inscriptions naming Iufaa. It measures 35.5 × 27.2 × 26.4 cm (14 × 10.7 × 10.4 in) and weighs 19.8 kg (43.6 lb). This artifact is now housed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York, United States. It was formerly in the Amherst Collection and was acquired by the Museum in 1921 through the Rogers Fund. We make our content for people like you. Enjoy our content? Consider becoming a supporter... follow, share, subscribe, or comment as a way of helping us spread this wonderful history to others. #archaeology #ancient #History #artifact #egypt

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