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 object with a worn surface covered in a repeating diagonal grid pattern; the background is a reddish-brown and the grid lines are dark gray to black, with areas of scuffing and surface wear revealing lighter brown and tan underlayers; the edges show signs of abrasion and small chips, and there are a few small circular impressions near the right edge; the surface has several hairline cracks and irregular patches of loss where the top layer is rubbed away.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_204

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60.1Mb (5.4Mb) / 17.0in x 13.7in / 5107 x 4112 (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 object worn surface covered repeating diagonal grid pattern background reddish-brown grid lines dark gray black areas scuffing surface wear revealing lighter brown tan underlayers edges signs abrasion small chips small circular impressions near right edge surface several hairline cracks irregular patches loss top layer rubbed away.