The Canopic chest of King Tutankhamun
(To save the bowels of the little king) !!
Made of alabaster
It has a height of 85.5 cm and a square base of 54 cm.
Made to preserve the viscera after mummification
The box was placed on a gilded wooden .sledge
The base is covered with golden leaves decorated with symbols of Osiris and Isis.
It has a top cover with engraved hieroglyphic inscriptions and is coloured with dark blue pigments.
The intestines of King Tutankhamun were preserved in the canopic vessels, which are (liver, lungs, stomach, and intestines)
It was believed that these organs should be preserved intact, with the box placed in the burial chamber.
These coffins were kept in a box inside a golden shrine.
Inside the imposing gilded shrine was the canopic alabaster chest that housed the four smaller canopic sarcophagi.
Each of them has an elegant statue of the deities assigned to guard the deceased king, on each side, turning their face slightly outward, symbolizing protection, and they are (Isis, Nephthys, Nate, and Sarkt)
The outer canopy of gilded wood is fixed to a crawler made of pillars at the corners, bearing a roof and a prominent cornice, surmounted by a row of cobras, whose heads are crowned with sun disks.
The cornice is a concave cross-section template in the form of a quarter circle.
Notable scenes of garrison gods are engraved on the sides of the shrine.