New York. Metropolitan musuem of art · New York [The Gilliss press · leaf 94
Middle Kingdomtombs, and universal in all but the smallest Empireand later tombs. It was not until the Empire thatan elaborate process of mummification, such as the useof these jars implies, was brought within the reach ofany but the very wealthiest. The name Canopic, bywhich these vases are… … FIG. 31. WOODEN STATUETTE OF SENBA,XII DYNASTY In Case B there are a set of bows and ceremonialstaves, found inside the cedar coifm. Cases C, E, and H contain the complete set ofpottery (Fig. 23) found in the outer chamber of the 63 A HANDBOOK OF THE EGYPTIAN ROOMS tomb. In the majority of cases…
Art -- Egypt · Egypt -- Antiquities
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