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Canopic Jar Representing the Deity Qebehsenuef

Canopic Jar Representing the Deity Qebehsenuef. Dimensions: H. 26.5 cm (10 7/16 in); Diam. 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 18-20. Date: ca. 1550-1070 B.C.. Canopic jars were made to hold the internal organs that were removed during mummification. This canopic jar, with its falcon-headed lid, probably held the intestines and was under the protection of the god Qebehsenuef, one of the Four Sons of Horus. The other three jars of the set are 12.183.1a, b,d.
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Title:
Canopic Jar Representing the Deity Qebehsenuef
Caption:
Canopic Jar Representing the Deity Qebehsenuef. Dimensions: H. 26.5 cm (10 7/16 in); Diam. 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 18-20. Date: ca. 1550-1070 B.C.. Canopic jars were made to hold the internal organs that were removed during mummification. This canopic jar, with its falcon-headed lid, probably held the intestines and was under the protection of the god Qebehsenuef, one of the Four Sons of Horus. The other three jars of the set are 12.183.1a, b,d.
Technique/material:
Limestone, paint
Period:
NEW KINGDOM
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
2977 x 4281 px | 36.5 MB
Print size:
25.2 x 36.2 cm | 9.9 x 14.3 in (300 dpi)
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