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Canopic Jar Representing the Deity Duamutef

Canopic Jar Representing the Deity Duamutef. Dimensions: H. 31 cm (12 3/16 in); diam. 13.5 cm (5 5/16 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 stomach and was under the protection of the god Duamutef, one of the Four Sons of Horus. The other three jars of the set are 12.183.1a-c.
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Title: Canopic Jar Representing the Deity Duamutef
Caption: Canopic Jar Representing the Deity Duamutef. Dimensions: H. 31 cm (12 3/16 in); diam. 13.5 cm (5 5/16 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 stomach and was under the protection of the god Duamutef, one of the Four Sons of Horus. The other three jars of the set are 12.183.1a-c.
Technique/material: Limestone, paint
Period: NEW KINGDOM
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit: Album
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 2934 × 4400 px | 36.9 MB
Print size: 24.8 × 37.3 cm | 1155.1 × 1732.3 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: AFRICA • CANOPIC JAR • CANOPIC JARS • EGYPT • EGYPTIAN ART • FROM EGYPT; POSSIBLY FROM NORTHERN UPPER EGYPT, ABYDOS • FUNERARY CONTAINERS • JARS • LIMESTONE • LIMESTONE, PAINT • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • NEW KINGDOM • VESSELS