Caption

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 rectangular wooden box with a hinged lid is shown, its surface painted and worn. The front panel features a painted figure in profile wearing a long red garment and a headdress, with skin tones in a yellowish-ochre and hair in a darker brown. The background of the panel is an off-white or cream color with visible wood grain and areas of distress, and there are narrow bands of faded blue and yellow near the top and along the bottom edge. The lid appears dark brown to black, and the lower edge of the box shows areas of exposed wood in a light tan color.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_201

License type

Rights managed

Available size

96.0Mb (4.8Mb) / 19.3in x 19.3in / 5792 x 5792 (300dpi)

Keywords

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 rectangular wooden box hinged lid shown surface painted worn front panel features painted figure profile wearing long red garment headdress skin tones yellowish-ochre hair darker brown background panel off-white cream color visible wood grain areas distress narrow bands faded blue yellow near top bottom edge lid dark brown black lower edge box exposed wood light tan color.