Egyptian God Babi Baboon Patina Statue - Made in Egypt

This small Egyptian statue represents the Egyptian deity Babi. It is made of polymer and has a hand painted patina finish. The statue is 1.75 inches by 2.75 inches and 5 inches tall. Made in Egypt! Your statue will come in a box with a hieroglyphic design -- perfect for gifting!

Since baboons were considered to be the dead, Babi was viewed as a deity of the Underworld, the Duat. Baboons are extremely aggressive and omnivorous, and Babi was viewed as being very bloodthirsty, and living on entrails. Consequently, he was viewed as devouring the souls of the unrighteous after they had been weighed against Maat (the concept of truth/order), and was thus said to stand by a lake of fire, representing destruction. Since this judging of righteousness was an important part of the underworld, Babi was said to be the first-born son of Osiris, the god of the dead in the same regions in which people believed in Babi.