Object Number: H5118

Collection: World Archaeology - Egyptology

Object Name: canopic jar

Local Name: Amset

Description: 'Imsety' canopic jar lid. A fired clay jar lid, modelled in the shape of a man's head with large black wig. His face is painted yellow-green with black details on the eyes. There is a lip around the bottom to keep the lid on the jar, and there is a red 'men' hieroglyph painted on this. There is a label '58' stuck to it's head.

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