Anubis, the jackal-headed god of the Ancient Egyptian underworld, is associated with funerary rites, passage into the afterlife, and final test of weighing one’s heart before granting entry to the land of the dead. He is depicted here holding his traditional ankh and a was-scepter—emblems of eternal life and power or dominion, respectively.
A popular stone in Ancient Egypt, black onyx is the color associated with regeneration, the fertile Nile soil, and embalmed corpses.
Brass and onyx, about 1.5” tall.
Anubis, the jackal-headed god of the Ancient Egyptian underworld, is associated with funerary rites, passage into the afterlife, and final test of weighing one’s heart before granting entry to the land of the dead. He is depicted here holding his traditional ankh and a was-scepter—emblems of eternal life and power or dominion, respectively.
A popular stone in Ancient Egypt, black onyx is the color associated with regeneration, the fertile Nile soil, and embalmed corpses.
Brass and onyx, about 1.5” tall.
