Lot Essay
Among the ancient Egyptians, canopic jars were covered funerary vases, intended to keep the viscera of mummified corpses.
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LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A NORTH EUROPEAN SPELTER CANOPIC JAR
LATE 19TH CENTURY
The cover modelled as an egyptian head, the cup with low-relief hyroglifics
18 cm. high and 17 cm. diam
And five various metal sphinxes, 19th Century and later, various sizes (6)
LATE 19TH CENTURY
The cover modelled as an egyptian head, the cup with low-relief hyroglifics
18 cm. high and 17 cm. diam
And five various metal sphinxes, 19th Century and later, various sizes (6)
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