Actually, this clay master came back to me whole and hale a couple of years ago (and I have recently unearthed him while unpacking all my shrine stuff.) I’m now seriously thinking of reworking him into a stylistically modern version with smooth planed surfaces and flowing lines where those planes meet. It’s a vision that’s been in my head for a while now and is something which I can potentially achieve as well.

Something in this vein:

Yes/Yes?

Bon voyage, my love, bon voyage. ;_; Never again shall we meet as you are now.

I am inclined to believe they are representative of speed (& thereby efficiency), possibly also possession of freedom of movement.

Two wooden statuettes of cobra-headed goddesses, missing their forearms, at the Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs exhibition. They have jackal-headed shoes on. @bigbadjackal, I see those shoes on a lot of different deities -- what do they mean?

When: Late/Ptolemaic Period

Where: Sharm El Sheikh Museum

In the name of following up every lead and reference, I bought myself an affordable copy of Kees, H., “Der Götterglaube im Alten Ägypten.” There are actually quite a few mentions of Wepwawet, so I’m pleased. In my quick photographing of relevant pages, I also caught part of a section where Kees discusses arrows and some of their symbolism/significance, which I want to review carefully to see what insight might be revealed about the unusual arrow motif on Wepwawet’s standard that I have been tracking for years. Something else of interest: Kees not only points out the use of black for the jackal divinities as something they have in common but suggests a why as well, beyond an association with the dead: It’s rarity. It makes sense that rare colouration could be seen as an indicator of sacredness. 👏👏👏

I don’t know if it’s just the current economy or what, but I haven’t had any Shapeways sales (or customization/commissions requests) for a few months now and it is (was?) my only real way of generating any income of my own that I can do anything I want with. 😩 If you’ve had your eye on anything, send me a message over there and I’ll knock at least $5 off the price, excluding the travel jackal charms (but I will take $2.50 off them.)

https://www.shapeways.com/shops/on-the-temple-steps

Still around, just plugging away at the second part of the epithets project for Wepwawet. To those ends, does anyone here happen to have access to:

Franke, D., Egyptian Stelae in the British Museum from the 13th-17th Dynasties.

If a PDF of the volume is not available but someone has access to a hardcopy, I am in need of the pages covering EA506, which should be pp.169-173, pl. 42-46.

@dwellerinthelibrary , is this something you can get a hold of?

Still in need of another buyer or two for Wepwawet jackal casts to go forward. And friendly reminder that I do custom cartouches and take commissions for ancient Egyptian & Kemetic designs should I not already have something in particular in my Shapeways shop: On the Temple Steps

thank you for your service🫡

Aww, gosh. ☺️ You’re very welcome, Anon. Thank you very much for the note.

Now looking for 1 more person who would like to join the group order for one of my bronze Wepwawet statues. 🥳 I’m in the process of seeing if I can nail down an ordering date so I can set a deadline for when interested parties should aim to have the money available to send over to me. I’ll update accordingly when I’ve got a date determined. Thank you to all who have helped spread the word, we’re so nearly there in terms of having the numbers needed to proceed! 😃

I don’t particularly find myself needing another cast of my statue, but nonetheless can just about swing being the 5th person for an order if I can find 2 more people interested in joining. I’m not sure if I’m going to be able to (or rather want to) offer them again as this new minimum order requirement is a total PITA and it has put me right out. 😩 So I probably will request to have my moulds sent to me if I do have to be the 5th person. I’m not sure I’ll be able to find anywhere over here in the UK to cast individually from them for anything like a reasonable price, but 🤷‍♀️

Looking for three more people interested in joining the group order for one of my standing Wepwawet jackal bronzes. 😊

Thank you for sharing this! It was an interesting read and I was very pleasantly surprised to find that many of the things I’ve done/experienced and made my own way to in my practice are touched upon in his guide. The occasional dose of outside/independent affirmation isn’t to be sniffed at. ☺️ But it also feels like a bit of a nag to finally get myself all set back up again. 😅

I've recently made the acquaintance of Adam Mahmoud, author of Mystic Egyptian Polytheism. I cannot begin to tell you how refreshing a perspective on Kemeticism he is.

Our practices are very different. He is very rooted in Neoplatonism and philosophical studies whereas I am more rooted in personal gnosis. Nevertheless I really value his work and perspectives as an Egyptian-American. Exploring modern mysticism and theology in Egypt via some of the resources he has shared has been very informative. I've been meaning to write a full review of his book (which is free) and simply have not gotten to it. I recommend checking it out, regardless of where you are in your practice!

Looking for three more people interested in joining the group order for one of my standing Wepwawet jackal bronzes. 😊

I’ve seen images of this shroud many a time, but have only now noticed on this occasion that Anubis’ hands (= the only parts of him passing in front of the figure of the deceased) look like they are see-through! 🤯 It’s so carefully done, it’s tantalising to think it was intentional. And wouldn’t that be utterly fantastic if true? That said, even if it is ‘only’ an artifact created by a combination of mundane factors like age, materials and technique, it’s really uncanny. I’m never unseeing it now and I wouldn’t want to anyways because it really is like that. Well, it is for me as a kemetic at any rate.

Anubis and Osiris with the Deceased

Greco-Roman mummy cases and shrouds were often painted with images reflecting pharaonic religious beliefs about the hereafter but adapted to suit the prevailing Greco-Roman style. 

Egyptian divinities of the afterlife feature prominently, and include some or all of the following: Osiris, god of the afterlife and the underworld; his sisters Isis (also his wife) and Nephthys, also considered a protector of the dead. Anubis, the jackal- or jackal-headed god is also often shown as patron of the mummification process and responsible for delivering the soul of the deceased into the kingdom of Osiris. The falcon god Horus often makes an appearance too. The Greco-Roman tradition had no problem about mixing in classical motifs. 

So in addition to representations of the Egyptian funerary gods, shrouds and mummy cases might depict figures in Roman dress. Greek elements might be included too: pomegranates, boughs of myrtle and rose, and kraters or goblets of wine, all alluding to eternal life in Greek iconography. On this Roman-era Egyptian shroud, the deceased in the center is dressed in Roman style, flanked to the right by the Egyptian deity Anubis.

Funeral shroud from 2nd Century CE Roman Egypt. Now in the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow.

Why did I have to go looking back through the sculpting progress posts about my standing Wepwawet jackal? I’m now thinking I should really get that sledge base with Uraei moulded and cast one of these days, if even just for myself. 😒 There’s nothing wrong with the lovely black walnut bases I have, but seeing the sledge and the Uraei makes me feel like it’s such a shame that they never made it to the final stage. But it’s probably not even possible, I’m sure there’s additional work those pieces would still need that I’m no longer able to physically do. Man, fuck cancer and the particular way in which it’s left me disabled. There’s a standing anthropomorphic Wepwawet which has been left incomplete as well. 😔

The foundry I use has at some point introduced a minimum order requirement and as a result, I no longer have the convenience of simply getting single casts made to order when someone wants one. I will now need to order in groups of 5 and am currently looking for four people who would like to order one of my standing Wepwawet jackals in the near future. I was asking $475 per cast, but for the purposes of getting together a group order, I am asking $400 each. Everything else is otherwise the same : “Asking price for a cast, not including shipping from the US-based bronze foundry I use (which is to be paid when your cast is ready and is dependent on your location) and supplied without a base is $475 $400. Each cast comes with a basic patina of choice, a base template and the necessary attachment hardware. I don’t charge for the PayPal G&S fees, although payment by F&F is always appreciated.

Statue dimensions (when on a base made to recommended size: 15cm x 5cm wide x 2cm tall) are 6.5" tall x 8" long x 2" wide and a little over 1 kilogram in weight. They are very substantial pieces in person with a lot of presence. In regards to having a base made if lacking the tools/ability/etc to do it yourself, it should only be a matter of sending the base template (which will mark the locations for drilling), the required dimensions, and the attachment hardware for sizing to a woodworker or similar. I personally do not recommend going 'off-plan' when it comes to either the base dimensions or shape. The third image shows some of the patinas requested in the past.

3/5 slots available.

Please comment or message me if you’re interested! Additional photos of cast bronzes as well as the whole of the sculpting process of the original clay master can be found under #month of sculptural devotion

How cool! I’ve never seen this before. It’s Imywt on the right side (as in a deified version of the “fetish” as opposed to Anubis with the epithet which reads the same. Note the cowhide pattern on the object on the pot, very clever 👏👏👏) Unfortunately, there’s not enough accompanying the left figure to identify him nearly so readily. A single i-reed isn’t much to go by, but could be Anubis (aka Inpw) or maybe Isdes. Really can’t say. The rest of the sarcophagus may or may not provide further clues. ETA: I found images of what I suppose must be the rest of the surviving pieces of the sarcophagus and they don’t provide any further insight.

Hey, @bigbadjackal -- who do we have here at the Chau Chak Wing Museum? (This is from the 22nd Dynasty coffin of Nesy-Pauty-Tauy.)

Hello! I had a quick question for you regarding your jewelry on shapeways. Have you ever explored the possibility of making a double-sided piece? The idea I had in specific was one of your normal pieces with an epithet(s) written in hieroglyphics on the reverse. Would such a thing be possible?

Hi Anon,

I’m afraid that option isn’t in my toolset and I haven’t been able to successfully do it manually. In the short term, what I could do is make one with a flat back and provide you with a separate file containing the hieroglyphs which you could get someone to laser engrave onto the back for you. I know it’s probably not the same as what you’re hoping for, but it is an option until such a time as I work out how to have differing sides on the same piece.

Incidentally this is also very Kebehwet. She immediately came to mind as soon as I saw the image.

An emissary of Sirona reminds you that a sliver of healing and peace awaits you wherever there is rushing water. The springs await you.

Sirona (Đirona) is a Continental Celtic (Gaulish) goddess who was worshipped across Europe, from the east of France all the way to Hungary. She is associated with snakes, healing springs, wells, and stars, which also provides the origin of her name (and there's also an asteroid named after her, fittingly). Under Roman interpretation, she was associated with Diana and was often seen as a consort of Apollo. Temples and plaques were dedicated to her along healing springs.

Oh hey, look at what I found! A line drawing of this panel which makes it much easier to see what is being shown here. (Found in Sousa, R., Gleaming Coffins. Iconography and Symbolism in Theban Coffin Decoration (21st Dynasty), 2018, p. 148)

Hey guys, wanna see something really rather rare? There’s a coffin at the RMO in Leiden (AMM 2-a) which has an image of Anup as a standing jackal. (And it looks like he might be wearing a double-crown too, which is much more of an Anup thing than Wepwawet. Hard to tell with this really crappy low-resolution image however, but it’s the best one I could find online.)