Winged Maat Statue
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Ma`at was the Ancient Egyptian concept of truth, law, morality, and justice.
Regulating the stars, seasons, and the actions of both mortals and the deities, it was Ma`at who set the order of the universe from chaos at the moment of creation.
After her role in creation and continuously preventing the universe from returning to chaos, her primary role in Egyptian mythology dealt with the weighing of souls that took place in the underworld, Duat.
The weight of a single feather from Ma`at was the measure that determined whether the souls (considered to reside in the heart) of the departed would reach the afterlife successfully or dwell forever in the underworld.
This beautiful statue of Ma`at is hand painted in black and gold out of a sturdy cold-cast resin.
Standing 8 3/4" tall, with a 10" wingspan from tip to tip, Ma`at wears a richly patterned golden dress and a single ostrich feather in her hair.
More about Maat
Ma'at was the personification of the universe's fundamental order, without which all of creation would perish. The primary duty of the pharaoh was to uphold this order by maintaining the law and administering justice. To reflect this, many pharaohs took the title "Beloved of Maat," emphasizing their focus on justice and truth.
At any event in which something would be judged, Ma'at was said to be present, and her name would be invoked so that the judge involved would rule correctly and impartially. Ma'at's presence in all worlds was universal, and all the gods deferred to her.
Regulating the stars, seasons, and the actions of both mortals and the deities, it was Ma`at who set the order of the universe from chaos at the moment of creation.
After her role in creation and continuously preventing the universe from returning to chaos, her primary role in Egyptian mythology dealt with the weighing of souls that took place in the underworld, Duat.
The weight of a single feather from Ma`at was the measure that determined whether the souls (considered to reside in the heart) of the departed would reach the afterlife successfully or dwell forever in the underworld.
This beautiful statue of Ma`at is hand painted in black and gold out of a sturdy cold-cast resin.
Standing 8 3/4" tall, with a 10" wingspan from tip to tip, Ma`at wears a richly patterned golden dress and a single ostrich feather in her hair.
More about Maat
Ma'at was the personification of the universe's fundamental order, without which all of creation would perish. The primary duty of the pharaoh was to uphold this order by maintaining the law and administering justice. To reflect this, many pharaohs took the title "Beloved of Maat," emphasizing their focus on justice and truth.
At any event in which something would be judged, Ma'at was said to be present, and her name would be invoked so that the judge involved would rule correctly and impartially. Ma'at's presence in all worlds was universal, and all the gods deferred to her.
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