Canopic Jar with human headed lid, Imsety

Late Period

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130

One of two jars, presumably from a set of four (see also 25.3.115a, found smashed in the courtyard of Tomb MMA 832. Painted on the body are images of Osiris and a mummiform figure with a human head, labeled as the canopic deity Imsety (guardian of the liver). Only the striped wig, chin, mouth, and part of the cheek of the human-headed stopper was preserved.

Canopic Jar with human headed lid, Imsety, Faience

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Canopic Jar with human headed lid, Imsety, Faience
Canopic Jar with human headed lid, Imsety, Faience
Canopic Jar with human headed lid, Imsety, Faience
Canopic Jar with human headed lid, Imsety, Faience

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