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Canopic Chest of Tutankhamun

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This alabaster canopic chest is considered to be one of the finest masterpieces of Tutankhamun's collection.

The interior of the chest is divided into four compartments, each with a cylindrical hollow covered by a lid elegantly carved in the form of the king's head.

The lid was fixed to the chest with cords knotted to gold rings and bore the official seal of the royal necropolis. Within each compartment was a miniature gold mummiform coffin that held the king's embalmed internal organs.

At the four corners of the chest, carved in high relief

Present location

EGYPTIAN MUSEUM [01/001] CAIRO EM

Inventory number

JE 60687

Dating

TUTANKHAMUN/NEBKHEPERURE

Archaeological Site

VALLEY OF THE KINGS

Category

CANOPIC CHEST

Material

CALCITE/ALABASTER; WOOD

Technique

CARVED

Height

93 cm

Width

54 cm