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This is the rating and price for FOUR EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE CANOPIC JARS



Description : New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII-XX, 1550-1070 B.C. Each globular in form on a flat base, with separately-made painted lids representing the Four Sons of Horus, including hawk-headed Qebehsenuef, human-headed Imsety, jackal-headed Duamutef, and baboon-headed Hapy, all wearing wigs, original polychromy preserved throughout 91/4 in. (23.5 cm) high, for the largest (4) PROVENANCE Plaisant Jozef Nestor, acquired 1910-1940 NOTES By the New Kingdom, specific organs were associated with each deity: the intestines with Qebehsenuef, the liver with Imsety, the stomach with Duamutef, and the lungs with Hapy. See no. 93 in D'Auria, Lacovara and Roehrig, Mummies and Magic. The Funerary Arts of Ancient Egypt.
Price: 23 500.00 USD It's free to register now to view!
Estimate (low-high) : 25000 USD-35000 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 301
Title : FOUR EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE CANOPIC JARS
Christie's, auctioneer It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : ANTIQUITIES
Sale date : 05 Dec 2001 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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