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Canopic jars of the lady Ta-mit
Artist unknown3rd Intermediate Period, mid 9th century BCE
Neues Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Berlin, Germany
These so called “canopic jars” were used for the burial of the mummified stomach of the deceased woman, a granddaughter of pharaoh Takelot II. A complete set of canopics consists of four jars.
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- Title: Canopic jars of the lady Ta-mit
- Creator: Artist unknown
- Date Created: 3rd Intermediate Period, mid 9th century BCE
- Provenance: Aus der Grabung von Georg Möller 1911
- Type: Funerary cult
- Medium: Limestone
- Inv. no.: ÄM 20148
- ISIL no.: DE-MUS-015418
- External Link: Neues Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
- Copyright: Photo © bpk - Photo Agency / Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Sandra Steiß || Text © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Jan Moje
- Collection: Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz
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