An Egyptian Alabaster Canopic Lid for Imsety, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Fine Art with wear concentrated on exposed

with wear concentrated on exposed high points

this pendant features a human-avian head

There is no way of knowing if they were all manufactured in Egypt and exported

This example has a blue glass handle applied to a clear-molded main body

It is based on a stylized cowrie which had amuletic significance because of its resemblance to the female genitalia

An Egyptian Alabaster Canopic Lid for Imsety, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Fine Art with wear concentrated on exposedCentral to the religious beliefs of the ancient Egyptians was the desire to preserve the body for all eternity. To this end, during the process of mummification, the major internal organs of the body, including the lungs, liver, stomach, and intestines were removed and embalmed separately and stored in canopic jars. Each canopic lid was given the heads of the four sons of Horus who protected the internal organs. Imsety, depicted here wearing a