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Late Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period
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.
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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
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