Egyptian Papyrus Weighing of the Heart Painting Handmade Egypt Historical Art

  Weighing of the Heart "Judgment by the Gods" Subject: Egyptian Miniature Painting Paint Material: Opaque watercolors Base Material: Papyrus (unframed) Size: 7 in. wide X 5 in. (18 cms X 12.5 cms) Age: Modern Handmade Art Country of origin: Egypt Free Shipping Worldwide & No hassle return Feel the magic with this most unique and beautiful Egyptian artwork on Papyrus.  The scene of the final judgment was essential in ancient Egyptian mythology. Strong believers in the afterlife, the ancient Egyptians believed that every dead soul will be judged in front of a smaller pantheon of Gods. In this art the dead soul dressed in robes stands in front of the God Horus. Another depiction of Osiris God of the underworld. The ritual performed is the weighing of the heart. It is undertaken by the God Anubis " with the jackal head" the mummification God. Beside the scales is God Tohut who oversees the weighing of the heart ritual. The scale of judgment, where every dead soul's heart is weighe