IMPORTANT! Due to new custom regulations we can no longer ship outside the E.U. Please make sure you have an EU shipping address before bidding. - Ba is the Egyptian concept closest to what is meant by the English word 'soul'. That what makes a person unique. Its composite human-and-bird form symbolizes its ability to travel to different realms. After death, the Ba Bird/Falcon witnesses the weighing of the heart in the underworld but always returns to the body in the grave. - See last picture as a parallel: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/545942 Registered shipping. Provenance/Known History: Ex. Private UK collection. Collected before 1970. After that A.A. Gallery, UK. Important information: - A declaration of authenticity by my shop is provided with this lot. - Please do not pay for a won item before you are finished bidding in the auction. The system will not be able to combine your orders into one shipping if all items aren't paid at once.