Canopic Jar

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Africa

Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Title

Canopic Jar

Place

Egypt (Object made in:)

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1985 BCE–1773 BCE

Medium

Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)

Dimensions

35.5 × 17 × 17 cm (14 × 6 3/4 × 6 3/4 in.); lid (a): 10.7 × 13.6 × 13 cm (4 1/4 × 5 3/8 × 5 1/8 in.); jar (b): 26.5 × 17 × 17 cm (10 7/16 × 6 3/4 × 6 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Henry H. Getty, Robert H. Fleming, Norman W. Harris, and Charles L. Hutchinson

Reference Number

1894.360a-b

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