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Lid of Canopic jar

Unknown1st milennium BC

Museo Cerralbo

Museo Cerralbo
MADRID, Spain

A human head belonging to the god Amset, one of the four sons of Horus, depicted on the four Canopic jars that contained the entrails of the mummified deceased in ancient Egypt; in this case the liver.

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  • Title: Lid of Canopic jar
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1st milennium BC
  • Type: Funerary containers
  • External Link: CERES
Museo Cerralbo

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