Jackal-headed wooden canopic jar for the storage of organs, Egyptian, 25th Dynasty, c700 BC. Artist: Unknown

Jackal-headed wooden canopic jar for the storage of organs, Egyptian, 25th Dynasty, c700 BC. Artist: Unknown

2-580-484 - © CM Dixon/Heritage Images

Jackal-headed wooden canopic jar for the storage of organs, Egyptian, 25th Dynasty, c700 BC. The head represents Duamutef, one of the four sons of Horus, and held the stomach. From the British Museum's collection.


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  1. CM Dixon: British: Photographer

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  1. 0370001359
  1. 2-580-484
  1. 2580484

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