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EGYPT, Alexandria. Antoninus Pius. AD 138-161. BI Tetradrachm (23mm, 14.04 g, 12h). Dated RY 2 (AD 138/9). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Canopus of Osiris right; ЄTO VC B (date) around. Köln 1285-6; Dattari (Savio) 2181; K&G 35.7; Emmett 1373.2. VF, dark gray-brown surfaces.
From the Hermanubis Collection.
Canopic jars were used to store the organs that were removed from the body during the mummification process, specifically the lungs, liver, stomach, and intestines. The term "canopic" to describe such vessels is a misnomer, being derived from the port city of Canopus, where the god Osiris was worshipped in the form of a jar.
From the Hermanubis Collection.
Canopic jars were used to store the organs that were removed from the body during the mummification process, specifically the lungs, liver, stomach, and intestines. The term "canopic" to describe such vessels is a misnomer, being derived from the port city of Canopus, where the god Osiris was worshipped in the form of a jar.