Mask in the form of the jackal head Anubis, ancient Egyptian god of embalming and the dead. It is made of cartonnage, layers of linen and papyrus, stiffened with plaster and then painted.

A towering golden statue of an Egyptian god has been taken up the Thames standing on the back of a cargo ship. Tower Bridge was raised to allow the 25ft (7.6m) statue of Anubis to travel to its ...

The recent discovery of dozens of 2,000 year old burials near Saqqara's necropolis has shed light on the more ordinary ...

This mask shows Osiris on his throne, with Isis and Nephtys acting as mourners. Anubis can be seen attending to the mummy of Titus. This mask was excavated at Hawara in Egypt in 1888 by the famous ...

This mask shows Osiris on his throne, with Isis and Nephtys acting as mourners. Anubis can be seen attending to the mummy of Titus. This mask was excavated at Hawara in Egypt in 1888 by the famous ...

King Tutankhamun: new evidence suggests ancient Egyptian gold mask was made for heretic queen Nefertiti 'Blinded by the piece’s sheer beauty… the world has looked and yet has completely failed ...