Canopic jar from Riqqeh (A)
- description: lid in the form of a male head, representing the god Amset(?) who guarded the liver of the deceased; inscriptions: Name of the deceased (Usertesen or Nebsen) and name of the four gods Hapi, Tioumoutef, Amset and Kebhsenef - production place: Egypt - period / date: Middle Kingdom, 12. dynasty - height: 39 cm - findspot: Riqqeh, one of four similar jars found together in the same tomb - museum / inventory number: Kopenhagen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek AEIN 1502
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