Canopic Jar Inscribed for King Nesibanebdjedet (Smendes)

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

One of only a handful of objects bearing the name of the first king of Dynasty 21, Nesibanebdjedet (Smendes), this canopic jar is inscribed for Qebehsenuef, embodiment and protector of the liver. The lid, now missing, would most likely have been in the shape of a falcon, the animal associated with this deity.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.

Metropolitan Museum of Art