Matters of Life and Death
Egypt says its archaeologists have unearthed a Ptolemic temple in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria dating back more than 2,000 years; which may have been dedicated to the ancient cat-goddess Bastet.
This pet urn is a replica of an ancient canopic jar is sculpted in designer resin and is rich in color and detail.
Bastet keepsake urn is perfect for tiny treasures.
One of our clients called to thank us for the Egyptian urns she bought for her sister who loved all things Egyptian. The family purchased four of the Bastet canopic jars and plans to divide and spread her ashes all over the world as she requested.
Check out our new Bastet Egyptian keepsake urn.
Perfect for families that want to keep a small bit of ash for spreading later, a lock of hair, or other small memento.
Our Anubis pet urn is back in stock after a brief absence. This funeral urn is a replica of a canopic jar and holds 90 cubic inches. Too bad these styles are not available in a size to handle adult remains, we get several requests for the larger capacity.
Dog lovers tend to favor this cremation urn style.
Early in Egyptian history, Anubis was a god of the dead. Anubis had three important functions. He supervised the embalming of bodies. He received the mummy into the tomb and performed the Opening of the Mouth ceremony and then conducted the soul in the Field of Celestial Offerings. Most importantly though, Anubis monitored the Scales of Truth to protect the dead from deception and eternal death.
The god of embalming is probably associated with the jackal due to the habits of jackals to lurk about tombs and graves. One of the reasons the early Egyptians sought to make their tombs more elaborate was to keep the bodies safe from the jackals lingering about the graves. It is only natural therefore that a god of mummification would be connected with them. By worshiping Anubis, the Egyptians hoped to invoke him to protect their deceased from jackals, and the natural decay that unprotected bodies endure.
Egyptian god Bastet is also included in our Egypt urn collection.
