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Canopic jar lid — falcon head;, Canopic jar lid in the shape of a plastically modeled falcon head, with details around the beak and eyes rendered with delicate modeling; underside with a wide tenon securing the lid in the urn's opening. Sons of Horus mythology; Kebehsenuf mythology; falcon iconography; Egyptian art; Egyptian sculpture. Late Period, Egypt, 664–332 BC. Canopic jar; height 11 cm, width 9 cm., A carved pale beige stone object sits against a dark gray to black background, showing a rounded top and a stylized front with carved circular shallow depressions and a central protruding ridge. The surface shows rough, pitted texture with areas of smoother wear and small darker gray and brown spots. The base is cylindrical and slightly lighter in color with similar speckling, and the object casts a diffuse shadow on the neutral gray surface below.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A04_315

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.8Mo (3.2Mo) / 44.1cm x 44.1cm / 5214 x 5214 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Canopic jar lid falcon head shape plastically modeled details beak eyes rendered delicate modeling underside wide tenon securing lid urn's opening Sons Horus mythology Kebehsenuf mythology falcon iconography Egyptian art Egyptian sculpture Late Period Egypt 664–332 Bc Canopic jar height 11 cm width 9 cm carved pale beige stone object sits dark gray black background showing rounded top stylized front carved circular shallow depressions central protruding ridge surface rough pitted texture areas smoother wear small darker gray brown spots base cylindrical slightly lighter color speckling object casts diffuse shadow neutral gray surface .