Canopic Coffin in the Form of Imseti
One of four miniature coffins found in the lower chamber of Pit 2 of Tomb MMA 832 representing the Four Sons of Horus, a group of funerary deities who both embodied and protected the internal organs that were removed during mummification. Designed to hold a packet of embalmed viscera but found empty, this depicts the human-headed Imseti, guardian of the liver.
These coffins were found in the lower chamber of Pit 2 of Tomb MMA 832 along with material from several assemblages. The wood stela of Aafenmut was discovered in the upper chamber of the same pit, so these may come from Aafenmut’s burial.
These coffins were found in the lower chamber of Pit 2 of Tomb MMA 832 along with material from several assemblages. The wood stela of Aafenmut was discovered in the upper chamber of the same pit, so these may come from Aafenmut’s burial.
Artwork Details
- Title: Canopic Coffin in the Form of Imseti
- Period: Third Intermediate Period
- Dynasty: Dynasty 22
- Reign: reign of Osorkon I
- Date: ca. 924–889 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, el-Khokha, Tomb MMA 832 (H 3), Pit 2 (Burial of Aafenmut), MMA excavations, 1914–15
- Medium: Wood (sycamore), paint, stucco
- Dimensions: L. 27.2 × W. 9 × H. 6.7 cm (10 11/16 × 3 9/16 × 2 5/8 in.)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1928
- Object Number: 28.3.39
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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ca. 1000–945 B.C.
ca. 1000–945 B.C.
ca. 924–889 B.C.
ca. 990–970 B.C.
ca. 924–889 B.C.
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