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Canopic jars for the embalmed intestines of the defunct
The jars bear the following inscriptions: Hapi Amset,  
Dua-mutef, and Kebehsenuf; the last contains the intes-
tines of Itj, engraver in the temple of Anubis. Egypt. 
Limestone (600 BCE) -  Inv. 7186, 7185, 7187, 7184
#08011058

Canopic jars for the embalmed intestines of the defunct The jars bear the follow...

Coffin of Anch-Hor, prince and                         
keeper of the seal of the Pharaoh.                     
Granite (550-300 BCE),                                 
Late Period, Egypt.                                    
Inv. 41
#08011059

Coffin of Anch-Hor, prince and keeper of the seal of th...

Book of the Dead with 125 chapters, judgement in the   
Otherworld. The defunct, the Lady Nefer-is, is led into
the courtroom: her heart is weighed against the truth; 
she sacrifices to the Gods Osiris, Isis, and Nephtys.  
Papyrus (350 BCE), Late Period, Egypt - Inv. 10477
#08011060

Book of the Dead with 125 chapters, judgement in the Otherworld. The defunct,...

Shroud, the defunct between Osiris and Anubis. Theme   
of the painting is the "transmutation into Osiris".    
Painting on linen (around 180 BCE),                    
Ptolemaic Period, Egypt.                               
Inv. 11 651
#08011061

Shroud, the defunct between Osiris and Anubis. Theme of the painting is the "...

Mummy-labels which served to identify                  
the defunct and the mummy-coffin.                      
Wood                                                   
Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BCE),                         
Egypt
#08011062

Mummy-labels which served to identify the defunct and the mumm...

Mummy of Hathor-Tsen-usire,                            
daughter of Pete-Hor-pe-Re and                         
of the house-wife Tsen-Miu.                            
(Around 100 BCE), Ptolemaic Period, Egypt.             
Inv. 837
#08011063

Mummy of Hathor-Tsen-usire, daughter of Pete-Hor-pe-...

Accessories for a mummy: head tablet, for the magic    
protection of the head; a collar with falcons.         
Cardboard and linen, painted (around 100 BCE),         
Ptolemaic Period, Egypt.                               
Inv. 17 336, 16 806.
#08011064

Accessories for a mummy: head tablet, for the magic protection of the head;...

Accessories for mummies: the Goddess Nut, Goddess of   
Heaven, who protects the defunct and admits them to    
heaven as stars; a winged scarab. Cardboard and linen  
(about 100 BCE), Ptolemaic Period, Egypt - Inv. 16 807,
16 808
#08011065

Accessories for mummies: the Goddess Nut, Goddess of Heaven, who protects the...

Female funeral mask, showing the dead woman            
rising slowly before Osiris;                           
her eyes are opening, she is resurrected.              
Painted stucco (around 50 CE), Egypt.                  
Inv. 11 650, 24 176
#08011066

Female funeral mask, showing the dead woman rising slowly before Osi...

Male funeral mask. The defunct opens his eyes          
during his resurrection before Osiris.                 
Cardboard and linen, gold leaf (around 50 CE),         
Egypt.                                                 
Inv. 14 211
#08011067

Male funeral mask. The defunct opens his eyes during his resurrection...

Funeral-portrait of Aline,                             
from Hawara, Fayum Osasis, Egypt.                      
Painting on canvas (around 50 CE)                      
Inv. 11 411
#08011068

Funeral-portrait of Aline, from Hawara, Fayum Osasi...

Funeral-portraits of the children of Aline             
(see 08-01-10/68),                                     
from Hawara, Fayum Osasis, Egypt.                      
Painted canvas (about 50 CE)                           
Inv. 11 412, 11 413
#08011069

Funeral-portraits of the children of Aline (see 08-01-10/68),...