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Canopic Chest of Queen Nedmet
TR 20-12-25-11 Cairo Antiquities Museum
Material: Gilded and
Painted Wood
Size: Height: 83 cm; Width 50 cm; Depth: 66 cm
Location: Deir el-Bahari Cache, Thebes (Discovered in
1881
Period: Late 20th Dynasty (1087-1080 BC)
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A statue of the god Anubis surmounts the lid of the
chest represented in the form of a naos. The statue is
of wood, stuccoed and coated with black resin.
Canopic chest held the vessels that in tern held the
internal organs removed from the deceased during the
mummification process.
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Photographer: Unknown
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