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Box for Ushabtis or Canopic Jars
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
During the New Kingdom, ushabti figures were often placed in a painted wooden box shaped like a shrine. Only the sides of this box are preserved, and it may have held a number of ushabti figures or a set of canopic jars. The deities associated with death and the afterlife are represented on the box's panels. There is the figure of a jackal on top of a shrine, which represents the embalming god Anubis. Isis and Nephthys flank the large symbol of Osiris and the four sons of Horus. All of the inscriptions are related to the god Osiris.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dr. J. Beekmans, Holland; Robert T. Clough, Keighley, Yorkshire; Walters Art Museum, 1965, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 1978 | In Search of Ancient Treasure: 40 Years of Collecting. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 8/18/1998 | Examination | survey |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
16 1/8 x 10 5/8 x 7 7/8 in. (41 x 27 x 20 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the S. & A.P. Fund, 1965
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
62.6