Canopic box, Sons of Horus mythology, falcons, jackals, Isis mythology, Nephthys mythology; grave goods, Egyptian deities; ca. 747–656 BC, Third Intermediate Period, 25th Dynasty, Egypt; canopic box; height 28.5 cm, width 22 cm, depth 29 cm, A painted wooden panel showing a standing human figure in profile facing right, wearing a long red garment and yellow skin tone, with long dark hair and a small rectangular headdress; the figure is outlined in dark lines and stands on a narrow horizontal band near the bottom. The panel background is off-white with visible wood grain and worn areas, and there are bands of yellow, blue, and dark red along the top edge, with a patterned dark red and black strip at the very top. The overall palette includes off-white, red, yellow, blue, black, brown, and hints of green, and the surface shows cracks, chips, and areas of flaking paint.
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Canopic box, Sons of Horus mythology, falcons, jackals, Isis mythology, Nephthys mythology; grave goods, Egyptian deities; ca. 747–656 BC, Third Intermediate Period, 25th Dynasty, Egypt; canopic box; height 28.5 cm, width 22 cm, depth 29 cm, A painted wooden panel showing a standing human figure in profile facing right, wearing a long red garment and yellow skin tone, with long dark hair and a small rectangular headdress; the figure is outlined in dark lines and stands on a narrow horizontal band near the bottom. The panel background is off-white with visible wood grain and worn areas, and there are bands of yellow, blue, and dark red along the top edge, with a patterned dark red and black strip at the very top. The overall palette includes off-white, red, yellow, blue, black, brown, and hints of green, and the surface shows cracks, chips, and areas of flaking paint.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A18_199

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Canopic box Sons Horus mythology falcons jackals Isis mythology Nephthys mythology grave goods Egyptian deities ca 747–656 Bc Third Intermediate Period 25th Dynasty Egypt canopic box height 28.5 cm width 22 cm depth 29 cm painted wooden panel showing standing human figure profile facing right wearing long red garment yellow skin tone long dark hair small rectangular headdress figure outlined dark lines stands narrow horizontal band near bottom panel background off-white visible wood grain worn areas bands yellow blue dark red top edge patterned dark red black strip top palette includes red black brown hints green surface cracks chips areas flaking paint.

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