Canopic Coffin in the Form of Imsety

Third Intermediate Period

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 126

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 Imsety, 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.

Canopic Coffin in the Form of Imsety, Wood (sycamore), paint, stucco

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Canopic Coffin in the Form of Imsety, Wood (sycamore), paint, stucco
Canopic Coffin in the Form of Imsety, Wood (sycamore), paint, stucco
Canopic Coffin in the Form of Imsety, Wood (sycamore), paint, stucco
Canopic Coffin in the Form of Imsety, Wood (sycamore), paint, stucco
Canopic Coffin in the Form of Imsety, Wood (sycamore), paint, stucco

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