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Lot 299*

An Egyptian limestone canopic jar of falcon-headed Qebehsenuef

6 July 2023, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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An Egyptian limestone canopic jar of falcon-headed Qebehsenuef
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.
31.5cm high

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Provenance:
Bodo Bleß (1940-2022) collection, Berlin, formed from ca. 1960 onwards.

Qebehsenuef, one of the Four Sons of Horus, was responsible for protecting the intestines. For other canopic jars with similar modelling of the lid see the British Museum, London, acc nos. EA36572 and EA37969.

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