Canopic Jars of Neskhons, Calcite/Wood, 21st Dynasty, Deir el-Bahri (Thebes), Egypt
Neskhons was the daughter ofSmendes II and Takhentdjehuti, and wed her paternal uncle, the High Priest Pinedjem II, by whom she had four children: Two sons, Tjanefer and Masaharta, and two daughters, Itawy and Nesitanebetashru. These are named on a decree written on a wooden tablet, which was placed in her tomb in order to ensure her well-being in the afterlife and to prevent her doing harm to her husband and children. This suggests family problems around the time of her death.
The canopic jars of Neskhons are made of calcite and have painted wooden lids, Qebhsenuef, with panels of incised hieroglyphic text colored blue. They have a height of 39 centimeters and a diameter of 17 centimeters. They currently are in the collection of the British Museum, London, England.