An Unusual Set of Ceramic Canopic Jars from Wadi 300: A New Discovery in the Theban Necropolis
This paper aims to shed light on four 18th-Dynasty long-necked ceramic jugs re-used as Canopic jars during a later period. Three of them bear short hieratic inscriptions individually naming Qebesenuef, Imsety, and Hapy, three of the Four Sons of Horus. The fourth jug is broken so the expected name o...
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Bulletin de liaison de la céramique égyptienne
2025
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| Mynediad Ar-lein: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Crynodeb: | This paper aims to shed light on four 18th-Dynasty long-necked ceramic jugs re-used as Canopic jars during a later period. Three of them bear short hieratic inscriptions individually naming Qebesenuef, Imsety, and Hapy, three of the Four Sons of Horus. The fourth jug is broken so the expected name of Duamutef is missing. Based on comparable evidence, the re-use of these jugs as Canopic jars dates to the Third Intermediate Period, namely 21st or 22nd Dynasty. |
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