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LOT 0413
Large Egyptian Limestone Qebehsenuef Canopic Jar Lid
NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, 1550-1292 B.C.
5 3/4 in. (2.74 kg, 14.6 cm wide).
Carved as an avian head with a discoid base to accept the rim of the canopic jar; old handwritten collector's note attached to the back of the head 'Found in rubble, literally tripped over, in tombs on West Bank, March 1963, group with Dr Veronica Seton-Williams'; old collector's card: 'Lid of hawk headed canopic jar. Duamutef (sic), guardian of the lungs and deity of the east in their general arrangement to the cardinal [?]. Made of white limestone, the right hand side much damaged...'; chipped. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
Accompanied by an old handwritten identification card written by Peter Clayton.
The Four Sons of Horus safeguarded the deceased's internal organs. The human-headed Imsety protected the liver; the baboon-headed Hapy, the lungs; the jackal-headed Duamutef, the stomach; and the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef, the intestines. They often placed the viscera in canopic jars with the head of the respective Son of Horus.
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LOT 0413
Large Egyptian Limestone Qebehsenuef Canopic Jar Lid
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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