Two Egyptian Alabaster Canopic Jars

SKU: MS.0032

Origin: Egypt
Circa: Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, c. 1985-1773 BC
Dimensions: 13.75" Height x 8" Width; 9.5" Height excluding the lid (35cms x 20.3cms; 24.15cms)
Medium: Alabaster

Each with rounded shoulders tapering to a flat base, the lid in the form of the human-headed Imsety, one of the four sons of Horus, each oval face with heavy upper lids, a broad nose, thick lips and prominent ears.

Palm Beach Private Collection. Said to be found in Dahshur in 1896. Alice Tully (1902-1993), New York. French Furniture, European Works of Art and Porcelain from the Collection of Alice Tully; Christie’s, New York, 26-28 October 1994, lots 44 and 45

Each intact as preserved, with some minor cracks and areas of heavy surface wear and incrustation. With some hairline cracks and chips. A label in one reading "Foiulles de Dachour", 1896.

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Middle Kingdom

Two Egyptian Alabaster Canopic Jars

Middle Kingdom

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