Anubis Mini Statue

Anubis Mini StatueLike many ancient Egyptian deities, Anubis assumed different roles in various contexts. Depicted as a protector of graves as early as the First Dynasty (c. 3100 c. 2890 BC), Anubis was also an embalmer. By the Middle Kingdom (c. 2055 1650 BC) he was replaced by Osiris in his role as lord of the underworld. One of his prominent roles was as a god who ushered souls into the afterlife. He attended the weighing scale during the "Weighing of the Heart," in

This piece does not shy away from the stark reality of the bone structure

the hippopotamus was a force of nature that needed to be propitiated and controlled

although early references call him the great runner: "You are the great runner

This mask maintains that tradition

single-handedly changed the nature of the ancient world in little more than a decade

but at the same time their flowers also symbolize regeneration and rebirth as they close every night and open again in the morning

Created by the Ancient Egyptians

and thousands of bronze statuettes of the goddess were deposited as votive offerings

representing healing

Ramses II on his Chariot with the Goddess Nekhbet above him

and the feet planted firmly on a horizontal plane that represents the stable earth of the Nile valley

and featuring the head of the Gorgon given to her by Perseus