Papyrus small format - Anubis and mummy painted
Hand-painted natural papyrus with outline motif - natural edge - approx. 13 × 18 cm
Anubis is mainly depicted as a black dog, jackal or as a human with a dog or jackal head. He usually carries a was-sceptre and an anch.
He supervised the proper care of the corpse and its embalming. In the tomb, he received the mummy, performed the ceremony of opening the mouth and led the soul to the "Field of Heavenly Offerings", placing his hand protectively on the mummy.
Since the Old Kingdom, Anubis has been documented as a judge of the dead who, together with Thoth, presides over the afterlife court. His most important task was to supervise the weighing of souls, and his judgement was of crucial importance. That is why prayers for the dead were also addressed to him.
Our papyrus range
We offer you light, ochre-coloured natural papyrus from Egypt. You can choose from various hand-laid formats. The design possibilities with papyrus are manifold. You can write on it, paint it or print on it; you can use ink, fibre pens, water-based or tempera paints.
Papyrus is a natural product
In the Nile Delta, papyrus leaves are still produced in the traditional way. Families in the countryside harvest the papyrus stems, which can be up to 6 metres high, and process the raw material into papyrus leaves with great skill. Carefully made papyrus leaves are produced in several steps, which always have an individual, handcrafted character.
Fair trade with Egypt
PGI buys Egyptian products directly from the producer. This allows us to bypass dealer stations and offer our customers favourable prices. But the Egyptian producers also benefit from this direct marketing, they achieve much higher prices for their products. We regularly visit our partners in Egypt and discuss the upcoming needs on site.