The Global Egyptian Museum | Canopic jar of Horemheb

This canopic jar (see E.5898) was part of the oldest collections in the Museum and bears the name of Horemheb, son of Shepensopdet. It has a lid in the shape of a human head and a text referring to Amset the Son of Horus. The texts indicate that the owner lived during the 26th Dynasty. The Metropolitan Museum in New York also has a canopic jar belonging to the same Horemheb.

Present location	KMKG - MRAH [07/003] BRUSSELS
Inventory number	E.5897
Dating	26TH DYNASTY
Archaeological Site	UNKNOWN
Category	CANOPIC JAR
Material	CALCITE/ALABASTER
Technique	HEWN; POLISHED; UNSPECIFIED STONE-TECHNIQUE; ENGRAVED; WRITTEN WITH A REED PEN/REED WITH SPLIT NIB; SCULPTURED
Height	39.5 cm

Bibliography

L. Speleers, Recueil des inscriptions égyptiennes des Musées Royaux du Cinquantenaire à Bruxelles, Bruxelles 1923, 81 nº 303
K. Sethe, Zur Geschichte der Einbalsamierung bei den Ägyptern und einiger damit verbundenen Bräuche, Berlin 1934, 13*
H. De Meulenaere, Kanopenvazen met opschrift in de Egyptische Verzameling, MRAH 37 (1965) 5-6, 10
B. van de Walle, L. Limme et H. De Meulenaere, La collection égyptienne. Les étapes marquantes de son développement, Bruxelles 1980, 43-44
Henri-Joseph Redouté et l'Expédition de Bonaparte en Égypte (Exposition Saint-Hubert en Ardenne 1993), Bruxelles 1993, 146 nº 38

Canopic jar of Horemheb

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