Ptolemaic Egyptian tomb canopic funerary box, 305-31 BC. Ptolemy Period. Kunsthistorisches Muesum Vienna AS 806. Painted wood, H 50,2 cm, W 21,8 cm.


Ptolemaic Egyptian tomb canopic funerary box, 305-31 BC. Ptolemy Period. Kunsthistorisches Muesum Vienna AS 806. Painted wood, H 50,2 cm, W 21,8 cm. The box has the shape of a chapel. On the front is in the lower half is depicted a palace façade painted with double-leaf door. In upper field sit two falcons and a sun symbol hovers above them. They are a late Variants of the two lions guarding. A falcon ( 967) is placed on the canopic box. However, the two objects do not belong together.


Size: 4364px × 6000px
Location: Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna ( Museum of Art History Vienna)
Photo credit: © funkyfood London - Paul Williams / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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