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Perfect as a home decorative accent Anubis
This Anubis Carrying Justice Scales Burden detailed figurine measures 9″ tall, 8″ wide and 4.75″ deep approximately.
This figurine depicts Anubis in the afterlife, kneeling with scales in his hands, standing by Ankh’s altar, which symbolizes the key to the afterlife. Being the God of the dead, you can see skulls all around him. Souls heavier than a feather would be devoured by Ammit, and souls lighter than a feather would ascend to a heavenly existence.
This Anubis Carrying Justice Scales Burden is made of designer composite resin, hand-painted and polished. Colour tone may vary
Anubis is the Greek name for a jackal-headed god associated with mummification and the afterlife in Egyptian mythology. 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 which it was determined whether a soul would be allowed to enter the realm of the dead.
The magnificent image of Anubis weighing the heart has superb details an excellent addition to any collection.
Anubis invented embalming to embalm Osiris, the first mummy. He was the guide of the dead. The Egyptians embalmed their dead, especially their pharaohs, to preserve them, since they thought that this helped them live forever.
The Ancient Egyptians believed that you travelled to the Hall of the Dead when you died. There Anubis weighed your heart against the feather of MA ‘at. MA ‘at, the goddess of justice sits on top of the scales to make sure that the weighing is carried out properly. You can see Anubis steadying the scales to make the weighing fair. If your heart was lighter than a feather, you lived forever. We still talk of “a heart as light as a feather” to mean carefree, and “heavy-hearted” to mean sad. If your heart was heavier than the feather then it was eaten by the demon Ammit, the Destroyer. Ammit had the head of a crocodile, a lion’s shoulders, and a hippopotamus’s rump. These were all frightening animals for the Egyptians. Thoth, the god of wisdom and writing, stands by to record what happens.
Cold-cast bronzed is highly detailed.
Height: 23cm
Width: 21cm
Depth: 12cm
Weight: 1.2kg
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