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Egyptian Canopic Jar Lid with Qebehsenuef
Egyptian Canopic Jar Lid with Qebehsenuef
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18th Dynasty, 1550-1292 BC. A fragment of a limestone canopic jar lid with a falcon head representing Qebehsenuef, son of Horus; mounted on a stand. 284 grams, 98mm (including stand) (4") From an old British private collection; formerly with Marcel du Moulin, the Belgian antiquarian; acquired in the 1960s-1970s. Canopic jars were used by the ancient Egyptians during the mummification process to store and preserve the viscera of their owner for the afterlife. They were commonly either carved from limestone or were made of pottery. By the Nineteenth dynasty each of the four lids depicted one of the four sons of Horus: Hapi, Duamutef, Imseti and Qebehsenuef, as guardians of the organs. Qebehsenuef was the god of protection and of the West, represented as a mummy with a falcon head. In the preparation of mummies, his canopic jar was used for the intestines.
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Egyptian Canopic Jar Lid with Qebehsenuef

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