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Viscera figure with human head (Imseti) Third Intermediate PeriodDeir el-Bahri

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Description

Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21, second half, ca. 1000–945 B.C. Mud, wax. H. 7.4 × W. 2.5 × D. 1.5 cm (2 15/16 × 1 × 9/16 in.). From: Tomb MMA 60, Chamber, Burial of Nesitaset (Ch1), Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1923–24. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1925.

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Connections

Found at Deir el-Bahri
Deities HorusImsety
Materials Mud

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116275699 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 25.3.156d tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 577424 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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