Hunting scenes decorate a carved calcite cylindrical jar, found in the antechamber of Tutankhamun's tomb, Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, Cairo

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Hunting scenes in a natural landscape decorate this cylindrical jar, carved in stone and inlaid with pigments. The lid is crowned with a calcaite lion with gold leaf eyes. Two lotus pillars topped with lion like heads of the god Bes adorn the sides of the jar.

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Size: 2204px × 3108px
Location: Egyptian Museum, Meret Basha, Ismailia, Qasr an Nile, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Photo credit: © John Keates / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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