Calcite Canopic Jar Stopper with the Face of Tutankhamun
This finely carved calcite stopper once sealed a 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘤 jar that held one of the young king’s 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘴, removed during the 𝘮𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 process.
The lid is sculpted in the likeness of Tutankhamun, ensuring his eternal protection and identity in the afterlife.
From the Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), Valley of the Kings, Thebes.
