A PAIR OF EGYPTIAN ALABASTER CANOPIC JARS

LATE PERIOD, SAITE PERIOD, 26TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 664-525 B.C.

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A PAIR OF EGYPTIAN ALABASTER CANOPIC JARS
LATE PERIOD, SAITE PERIOD, 26TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 664-525 B.C.
Both with curved shoulders, sides tapering to a flat base, inscribed with four columns of hieroglyphs with traditional apotropaic formulae, the one on the left invoking the goddess Isis and Imsety, the one on the right invoking Neith and Duamutef
11 3/8 in. (28.8 cm.) high max.

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with Galerie G. Maspero, Paris.
Private collection, France, acquired from the above in 1967; and thence by descent to the present owner.

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Imsety, one of the Four Sons of Horus, was associated with and protector of the liver, whilst Duamutef was protector of the stomach. A third jar would have been inscribed with an invocation by Nephthys to Hapy, associated with and protector of the lungs, and a fourth jar would have had an invocation by Selqet to Qebehsenuef, protector of the intestines.

LATE PERIOD, SAITE PERIOD, 26TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 664-525 B.C.

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