NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII-XX, 1550-1070 B.C.

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FOUR EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE CANOPIC JARS
New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII-XX, 1550-1070 B.C.
Each globular in form on a flat base, with separately-made painted lids representing the Four Sons of Horus, including hawk-headed Qebehsenuef, human-headed Imsety, jackal-headed Duamutef, and baboon-headed Hapy, all wearing wigs, original polychromy preserved throughout
9¼ in. (23.5 cm) high, for the largest (4)

Provenance

Plaisant Jozef Nestor, acquired 1910-1940

Lot Essay

By the New Kingdom, specific organs were associated with each deity: the intestines with Qebehsenuef, the liver with Imsety, the stomach with Duamutef, and the lungs with Hapy. See no. 93 in D'Auria, Lacovara and Roehrig, Mummies and Magic. The Funerary Arts of Ancient Egypt.

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