A Faience Glazed Ceramic Canopic Jar of Imsety, 19th Century (GS 353) A Faience Glazed Ceramic Canopic Jar of Imsety, 19th Century (GS 353)
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The sturdy ovoid jar with mottled faience glaze throughout, the lid in the form of a human head wearing a...
The sturdy ovoid jar with mottled faience glaze throughout, the lid in the form of a human head wearing a nemes, the striped headcloth worn by Egyptian rulers, all identifying the figure as the deity Imsety. One of the four sons of Horus, all of whom are represented in the typical quartet of canopic jars as protectors of the dead and their removed organs, the humanoid god Imsety is charged with safekeeping the liver. The primary body of the jar inscribed with a variant of the popular ‘Nebkherpure’ (𓇳 𓆣 𓏦 𓎟) cartouche, the throne name of Tutankhamen, with the literal meaning “Ra is the lord of manifestations.”
Height 24cm
The sturdy ovoid jar with mottled faience glaze throughout, the lid in the form of a human head wearing a nemes, the striped headcloth worn by Egyptian rulers, all identifying the figure as the deity Imsety. One of the four sons of Horus, all of whom are represented in the typical quartet of canopic jars as protectors of the dead and their removed organs, the humanoid god Imsety is charged with safekeeping the liver. The primary body of the jar inscribed with a variant of the popular ‘Nebkherpure’ (𓇳 𓆣 𓏦 𓎟) cartouche, the throne name of Tutankhamen, with the literal meaning “Ra is the lord of manifestations.”
Height 24cm
