Amazing Statue of Ancient Egyptian God Anubis Jackal Head and human body , God of afterlife and mummification when he mummifies king Tutankhamun Replica Altar statue made in Egypt from Polystone . Height 20 cm depth 7 cm width 18 cm weight 1225 grams . Anubis, also called Anupu, ancient Egyptian god of the dead, represented by a Jackal his particular concern was with the furnery cult and the care of the dead, hence, he was reputed to be the inventor of embalming, an art he first employed on the corpse of Osiris . Anubis, easily recognizable as an anthropomorphized Jackal or dog, was the Egyptian God of the afterlife and mummification. He helped judge souls after their death and guided lost souls into the afterlife .