Statuette of Anubis, ca. 332-30 BCE; Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Plastered and painted wood
Dimensions: H. 42.3 cm (16 5/8 in.); W. 10.1 cm (4 in.); D. 20.7 cm (8 1/8 in.)
Anubis was a god of death, mummification, embalming, the afterlife, cemeteries, tombs, and the underworld. He is usually shown as a man with a wolf head. "Anubis was central to every aspect of an individual's death experience in the role of protector and even stood with the soul after death as a just judge and guide." (World History Encyclopedia)
"One of the roles of Anubis was as the Guardian of the Scales. The critical scene depicting the weighing of the heart, in the Book of the Dead, shows Anubis performing a measurement that determined whether the person was worthy of entering the realm of the dead (the underworld, known as Duat). By weighing the heart of a deceased person against Ma'at (or "truth"), who was often represented as an ostrich feather, Anubis dictated the fate of souls. Souls heavier than a feather would be devoured by Ammit, and souls lighter than a feather would ascend to a heavenly existence." (Wikipedia)
A few sources for more information: