Anubis Statue - Handmade in Egypt Wax Warmers Total Height: 26cm / 10

Total Height: 26cm / 10 inches (Duamutef taller by 1" / 2cm)

dating from about the 31st century BC

Let them pick out something they truly love

Such scenes had already been traditional parts of tomb-chapel decoration for hundreds of years and show the dead tomb-owner enjoying himself and seeing beauty

protection or wrath

Anubis Statue - Handmade in Egypt Wax Warmers Total Height: 26cm / 10Beautiful Stone statue with Hieroglyphic base handmade in Luxor Egypt Like 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.