Canopic chest of Ukhhotep

Canopic chest of Ukhhotep

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This canopic chest belonged the chief treasurer Ukhhopte, son of Hedjpu. Its exterior decoration matches that of his coffin (12.182.132a, b) and contains inscriptions stating that the deceased is honored by the four sons of Horus.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.