Afterlife in Alabaster: A Canopic Jar from Charles Ede

Join us on a journey to ancient Egypt as we explore the quirky material history and dead-serious religious significance of a very curious object: a 2,500-year-old Imsety-headed canopic jar—i.e., a vessel made to hold a mummy’s liver. Charis Tyndall of UK antiquities dealer Charles Ede guest stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices