Canopic Jar with Human Head Lid

Arts of Africa

Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12 (about 1985–1773 BCE)

Egyptian

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Culture: Ancient Egyptian
Title: Canopic Jar with Human Head Lid
Origin: Egypt
Date: 1985 BCE–1773 BCE
Medium: Calcite
Dimensions: a (jar): 26.6 × 18.4 × 17.7 cm (10 1/5 × 7 ¼ × 7 in) b (lid): 10.7 × 12 × 12.7 cm (4 ¼ × 4 ¾ × 5 in)
Credit Line: Gift of Henry H. Getty, Robert H. Fleming, Norman W. Harris, and Charles L. Hutchinson
Reference Number: 1894.360a-b

Thomas George Allen, A Handbook of the Egyptian Collection (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1923), p. 20.

The Art Institute of Chicago, acquired in 1894; price reimbursed by Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, Robert H. Fleming, and Norman W. Harris.

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