Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Discover the story behind this remarkable canopic jar of Userhat, overseer of the fields of Amun. Learn how canopic jars stored the organs of the deceased and why Userhat, though not a king, was buried among royalty in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. Explore the artistry of this 18th Dynasty limestone jar, found by famed archaeologist Howard Carter in 1902, with the final matching jar unearthed over a century later, as told by Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East director Peter Der Manuelian in the "Egypt Eternal" exhibition.
Recorded: 2025
Discover the story behind this remarkable canopic jar of Userhat, overseer of the fields of Amun. Learn how canopic jars stored the organs of the deceased and why Userhat, though not a king, was buried among royalty in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. Explore the artistry of this 18th Dynasty limestone jar, found by famed archaeologist Howard Carter in 1902, with the final matching jar unearthed over a century later, as told by Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East director Peter Der Manuelian in the "Egypt Eternal" exhibition.
Recorded: 2025
