Miniature Mask for a Canopic bundle, ca. 1427–1400
Miniature Mask for a Canopic bundle, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1427–1400 , From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Tomb KV 51 ( 'The Animal Tomb'), Davis/Ayrton excavations, 1906, Cartonnage, paint, h. 15 cm (5 7/8 in); w. cm (4 15/16 in), Small masks like this one were sometimes placed over the mummified canopic bundles containing the four internal organs that were removed during mummification
Size: 3894px × 5201px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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