Canopic jar lid — falcon head; canopic jars; Sons of Horus mythology; falcon iconography; Egyptian art; Egyptian sculpture; Kebehsenuf mythology. Canopic jar lid in the shape of a plastically modeled falcon head, with details around the beak and eyes rendered with delicate modeling. On the underside, a wide tenon securing the lid in the urn's opening. 664–332 BC, Late Period, Egypt. Canopic jar; height 11 cm, width 9 cm., A pale beige stone sculpture shown from a side angle on a dark gray background, with a rounded top and a carved concave area suggesting a stylized face profile; the surface is textured with scratches and small pits, and there are smoother worn areas and a few rough chips along the lower edge. The base is slightly darker beige and sits in a soft shadow; overall colors visible include off-white, beige, light gray, dark gray, and a hint of brown in worn spots.
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Canopic jar lid — falcon head; canopic jars; Sons of Horus mythology; falcon iconography; Egyptian art; Egyptian sculpture; Kebehsenuf mythology. Canopic jar lid in the shape of a plastically modeled falcon head, with details around the beak and eyes rendered with delicate modeling. On the underside, a wide tenon securing the lid in the urn's opening. 664–332 BC, Late Period, Egypt. Canopic jar; height 11 cm, width 9 cm., A pale beige stone sculpture shown from a side angle on a dark gray background, with a rounded top and a carved concave area suggesting a stylized face profile; the surface is textured with scratches and small pits, and there are smoother worn areas and a few rough chips along the lower edge. The base is slightly darker beige and sits in a soft shadow; overall colors visible include off-white, beige, light gray, dark gray, and a hint of brown in worn spots.

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Canopic jar lid falcon head canopic jars Sons Horus mythology falcon iconography Egyptian art Egyptian sculpture Kebehsenuf mythology shape plastically modeled details beak eyes rendered delicate modeling underside wide tenon securing lid urn's opening 664–332 Bc Late Period Egypt Canopic jar height 11 cm width 9 cm pale beige stone sculpture shown side angle dark gray background rounded top carved concave area suggesting stylized face profile surface textured scratches small pits smoother worn areas rough chips lower edge base slightly darker beige sits soft shadow colors visible include off-white light gray dark gray hint brown worn spots.

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