Anubis, as the god of death and the afterlife, was closely associated with mummification and burial rites. Egyptian jackals had an association with the dead, as well. If a person was kind and good, the heart would be light, he or she could continue on to the afterlife safe and sound to meet Osiris.

L 4 3/8 * w 4”” x 5 3/4” * H 71/4”