treasure from Tutankhamun's tomb - a photo on Flickriver

            On display in the Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery, London.

The description reads:

Gold inlaid canonic coffinette of Tutankhamun dedicated to Imseti and Isis.

The king's viscera were protected by the four sons of Horus, each paired with a canonic goddess.  Imseti and Isis guarded the liver.

Lid and box: gold, coloured glass, cornelian.
Reign of Tutankhamun 1336-1326 BC
Grand Egyptian Museum

On the National Geographic website it describes this object as follows:

An enduring icon of Ancient Egypt, this golden miniature coffin is adorned with Tutankhamun’s most characteristic features: flecks of deep blues, swathes of gold and rock crystals for his eyes. It was found inside a golden canopic shrine, and, upon opening, the team discovered the king’s mummified liver, wrapped in linen bandages (the liver will not be on display). It was allegedly placed under the protection of the goddess Isis and Amset. Just 10 inches tall, the coffinette’s size by no means lessens the power it symbolises: in one arm he holds a flail to represent royal power; in the other, he’s grasping a crook to reflect the king as a shepherd to his people.

Taken in: UK / England / Royal Kensington and Chelsea / Hans Town (show map)

Taken on: February 13, 2020

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Saatchi Gallery

ancient Egypt

archaeology

egyptology

Egypt

Imseti

Isis

coffinette

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Groups appears in: • elegance in art and design

Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ1000, f/3.6, 1/30 sec, 25mm, ISO 1600 (more info) (hide info)

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