Stela of Pekysis 1st century B.C.-A.D. 4th century Roman Period Flanked by Anubis and Osiris are four figures identified by the Greek inscription: "Pekysis, son of Aruotes, and his brother Pachoumis; Tbaikis the elder and Tbaikis the younger." Pekysis is probably the individual holding a torch, an attribute unusual in Egyptian-style funerary stelae, although it does have chthonic or underworld associations in Greco-Roman mythology. Anubis carries the key that symbolizes his role as guardian of the tomb and the one having access to the underworld.. Stela of Pekysis. 1st century B.C.-A.D. 4th century. Limestone. Roman Period. From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Abydos, Graeco-Roman Cemetery, Tomb 193, Garstang excavations 1907