Panel of canopic box

This trapezium-shaped wooden panel was donated to the museum in 2001 by its Society of Friends (RoMeO). The panel dates from the Roman period (1st century AD) and was probably part of a square-shaped canopic box, used to preserve embalmed entrails. The site where it was originally found is unfortunately unknown. The front and sides are painted. The scene shows a Roman citizen, dressed in a white tunic with black shoulder bands and a red robe. He is depicted from a frontal perspective but his feet point to the left. He is flanked on either side by two gods (sons of Horus) who are painted entirely in Egyptian style: on the left Kebehsenuf with a falcon’s head, on the right Duamutef with a jackal’s head. With its interesting mix of Roman and Egyptian motifs, the little panel is an important object for the Egyptian section.