Cartonnage covering chest of mummy, Saqqara

Cartonnage (Ancient Egyptian mummy case) covering the pelvic area and the upper part of the legs of a mummy of a member of the middle class depicting Horus' four sons, guardians of the innards of the deceased, from the left, Duamutef, with the head of a jackal, protector of the stomach, Hapi, with the head of a baboon, protector of the lungs, Qebehsenuef, with the head of a falcon, protector of the intestines, Imsety, with the head of a man, protector of the liver, Saqqara, Egypt. Egyptian Civilisation, Dynasty XXX, 4th century BC. Detail.