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New Kingdom
This canopic jar is inscribed for a woman named Djehuty. The inscription also invokes Imsety, the god who protected the Liver, one of the four organs removed during mummification.
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Title: Canopic jar of Djehuty
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1550–1295 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt; Probably from Upper Egypt, Thebes
Medium: Pottery, red ochre wash, paint
Dimensions: H. 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.); Diam. 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Darius Ogden Mills, 1904
Object Number: 04.2.7
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