Canopic Jar Of Kebehsenuf - (Cast) W/ Lid

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Object Details

Donor Name

University Of Pennsylvania Museum

Site Name

Thebes

Notes

Note re photos: color digital negative # 2005-33140 is shot of four canopic jars, Catalogue Nos. 289288-91, together in one shot.

Inscription: same as catalog number 289288 except first words are "The Osiris Kebehsenuf" Lid and jare match but misidentified.

From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: Canopic jar (cast), 945-712 BC. Containers like this held the deceased's lungs, stomach, liver, and intestines. The lid represents one of the four sons of Horus - Qebehsenuef (falcon) - who stood guard over the organs.

Record Last Modified

31 Jul 2020

Specimen Count

Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Accession Date

1915

Accession Number

059077

USNM Number

A289290-0

Object Type

Canopic Jar

Place

Qena, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Africa

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Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Archaeology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/373242151-b081-4c7a-b6d4-0627450afe1a

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8075479