Opening of The Mouth Ceremony Papyrus - 40x60cm Psalm 23 Beetles of the family Scarabaeidae

Beetles of the family Scarabaeidae (dung beetle) roll dung into a ball as food and as a brood chamber in which to lay eggs

Goddess Kali Statue - Hindu Goddess of Death and Time

whose name means “justice

Length: 6cm / 2

god of chaos and the desert

Opening of The Mouth Ceremony Papyrus - 40x60cm Psalm 23 Beetles of the family ScarabaeidaeThe ceremony involved a symbolic animation of a statue or mummy by magically opening its mouth so that it could breathe and speak. There is evidence of this ritual from the Old Kingdom to the Roman Period. Special tools were used to perform the ceremony, such as a ritual adze, an arm shaped ritual censer, a spooned blade known as a peseshkaf, a serpent head blade, and a variety of other amulets. A calf's leg was also held up to the lips painted on the