After a funeral, Anubis would take the deceased by the hand and introduce him into the presence of Osiris for the weighing of the heart ceremony to determine if the deceased was worthy of moving to the afterlife. Anubis was the Guardian of Offerings brought to the ceremony by heirs of the deceased and he also guarded the mummy from evil forces in the night. When the body was embalmed, a priest wearing a jackal mask acted as Anubis's representative. He also was the guardian of the Sacred Esoteric Mysteries.
The Egyptians didn't worship animals as many people think when looking at statues like this, but the forces of nature that the animals show and symbolized. In the case of Anubis, jackals could be heard howling in the desert to the west of the Nile at sunset at the time when burials took place and Egyptians believed their howling was guiding the soul of the deceased to the afterlife.
In this cold cast resin statue in black and gold, Anubis stands carrying the ankh in one hand and the “waas” scepter of divine power in the other. He stands 20cm high with hand painted detail.