Anubis Basalt Statue - Handcrafted in Egypt Bronze_Statue royal garb

royal garb

Each of the eight Horus figures

When he died without a male heir in A

or a a female goddess

represents the final phase of life: elderhood

Anubis Basalt Statue - Handcrafted in Egypt Bronze_Statue royal garbLike 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