The bronze jar with a lid in the form of a humanoid head wearing the pharaonic nemes headdress and false beard, identifying the figure as the god 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 main body of the jar depicting multiple scenes of deities, including the wedded siblings Ra and Hathor, along with representations of Pharaohs (as evidenced by the atef and dual name cartouches) granting offerings to the god Amun, a common theme in Egyptian art, a large scarab and sun disc medallion to the front, descending to twisted rope moulding at the foot of the jar, raised atop a stepped and inscribed dais base.

Height: 38cm 

Provenance: 

From the private collection of Guinevere Weaver, London (2003).

The bronze jar with a lid in the form of a humanoid head wearing the pharaonic nemes headdress and false beard, identifying the figure as the god 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 main body of the jar depicting multiple scenes of deities, including the wedded siblings Ra and Hathor, along with representations of Pharaohs (as evidenced by the atef and dual name cartouches) granting offerings to the god Amun, a common theme in Egyptian art, a large scarab and sun disc medallion to the front, descending to twisted rope moulding at the foot of the jar, raised atop a stepped and inscribed dais base.

Height: 38cm 

Provenance: 

From the private collection of Guinevere Weaver, London (2003).