Canopic Chest of Sitre

Late Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period
ca. 1700–1550 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 109
Canopic chest of the House Mistress Sitra. The box is divided into four compartments which contain bundles of linen-wrapped viscera, the internal organs removed during mummification. The lid is inscribed with an invocation to the god Osiris.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Canopic Chest of Sitre
  • Period: Late Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 13–17
  • Date: ca. 1700–1550 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Southern Upper Egypt, Gebelein (Krokodilopolis), Egyptian Antiquities Service/Maspero excavations, 1885–86
  • Medium: wood, paint
  • Dimensions: H. 42 cm (16 9/16 in); w. 40 cm (15 3/4 in); d. 36 cm (14 3/16 in)
  • Credit Line: Funds from various donors, 1886
  • Object Number: 86.1.46a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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