These two magnificent statues will decorate your office, or your bedroom, it represents Anubis the Egyptian god of funerals and necropolis and sphinx
designates a chimaera, symbolising the union of the solar god Ra
Anubis is the son of Isis and Osiris, his peculiarity is his jackal's head, and also the fact that he is the god of the desert and the necropolis. In the texts of the pyramids, he introduced the dead into the other world and took part in the weighing of the heart.
The canine form of the god may have been inspired to the Ancient Egyptians by the behaviour of canids, often opportunistic scavengers roaming the necropolis at night in search of corpses.
The sphinxes were represented by stone statues. They embodied the sovereign power of the pharaoh and were first charged with watching over his necropolis. The best known is the sphinx of Giza which stands in front of the great pyramids of the Giza plateau.
Key feature :
designates a chimaera, symbolising the union of the solar god Ra
Anubis is the son of Isis and Osiris, his peculiarity is his jackal's head, and also the fact that he is the god of the desert and the necropolis. In the texts of the pyramids, he introduced the dead into the other world and took part in the weighing of the heart.
The canine form of the god may have been inspired to the Ancient Egyptians by the behaviour of canids, often opportunistic scavengers roaming the necropolis at night in search of corpses.
The sphinxes were represented by stone statues. They embodied the sovereign power of the pharaoh and were first charged with watching over his necropolis. The best known is the sphinx of Giza which stands in front of the great pyramids of the Giza plateau.
Key feature :
- Made of high-quality resin, and very resistant.
- This quality collection is an excellent gift, for a relative or friend for example.
- Size:
- Anubis: about 6X9X20CM(L*W*H)
- Egyptian Goddess:about 6.5X10X20CM(L*W*H)
- Sphinx: about 6.5X13.5X11CM(L*W*H)
- It will be an excellent choice of gift for an office, a home, or for an elegant interior.
