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Canopic jar lid - falcon head, unknown creator; canopic jar; 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 roughly carved stone object with a rounded top and a bulbous protrusion on one side, showing a carved recessed curve resembling an eye area and layered contours. The surface is textured and pitted, with visible tooling marks and small chips, and the stone displays shades of off-white, beige, pale gray, and hints of warm tan. The object sits against a dark background casting a soft shadow, and its base appears slightly narrower with an irregular bottom edge.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A04_317

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.8Mo (3.4Mo) / 44.1cm x 44.1cm / 5214 x 5214 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Canopic jar lid - falcon head unknown creator canopic jar Sons Horus mythology falcon iconography Egyptian art Egyptian sculpture Kebehsenuf mythology Canopic jar lid shape plastically modeled falcon head details beak eyes rendered delicate modeling underside wide tenon securing urn's opening 664–332 Bc Late Period Egypt height 11 cm width 9 cm roughly carved stone object rounded top bulbous protrusion side showing carved recessed curve resembling eye area layered contours surface textured pitted visible tooling marks small chips stone displays shades off-white beige pale gray hints warm tan object sits dark background casting soft shadow base slightly narrower irregular bottom edge.