Ancient Egyptian Faience UshabtiUshabtis are statues that are supposed to aid the pharaoh in the afterlife. They help him do tasks that he should not do himself and can also be used as sacrifices. This one is covered in a faience glaze which gives it the greenish color.
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ancient egyptian stone ushabtiUshabtis are statues that are supposed to aid the pharaoh in the afterlife. They help him do tasks that he should not do himself and can also be used as sacrifices.
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ancient egyptian anubis statuetteAnubis was the ancient Egyptian god of embalming and funerals. He is depicted as having the head of a jackal because jackals were often seen roaming around graveyards in Egypt so ancient people assumed that the god of the dead has a Jackal head. This one is made of bronze which is commonly used in ancient Egypt.
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