Egyptian Obelisk - Handcarved Soapstone Statue Goddess Gaia Anubis was depicted in black

Anubis was depicted in black

3 inchesWidth: 23cm / 9 inchesDepth: 5

In the Old Kingdom

Qebehsenuef was the falcon-headed son of Horus

Part man and part goat

Egyptian Obelisk - Handcarved Soapstone Statue Goddess Gaia Anubis was depicted in blackObelisks played a vital role in their religion and were prominent in the architecture of the ancient Egyptians, who placed them in pairs at the entrance of the temples. The word "obelisk" as used in English today is of Greek rather than Egyptian origin because Herodotus, the Greek traveler, was one of the first classical writers to describe the objects. A number of ancient Egyptian obelisks are known to have survived, plus the "Unfinished Obelisk"