Opening of The Mouth Ceremony Papyrus - 40x60cm Psalm 23 Goddess Kali Statue - Hindu

Goddess Kali Statue - Hindu Goddess of Death and Time

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

Depth: 9cm / 4

war and the crafts

somewhere near Cisthene

Opening of The Mouth Ceremony Papyrus - 40x60cm Psalm 23 Goddess Kali Statue - HinduThe 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