Canopic Jar & Lid, Alabaster

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Object Details

Donor Name

Dr. Henry S. Washington

Notes

From card: "Hapi (baboon head), protector of the small intestines. Painted hieroglyphs around middle, mostly faded. Lid: 5-3/8" dia. x 6". Exhibit, Hall 26, 1976." 1978 NMNH slide set caption: Canopic Jar and Lid, alabaster, carved and painted, represents baboon god Hapi, Egyptian. Note re photos: Negative # 78-8778 is oblique, dk, overview, with jar lid on. 78-8779 is oblique, dk, overview, with jar lid off.

From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: Canopic jar, c. 400-200 BC. Container held mummified organs needed for the deceased's immortal body. Baboon-headed Hapy crowns the jar for lungs.

Record Last Modified

1 Sep 2020

Specimen Count

Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Accession Date

3 Mar 1936

Accession Number

138216

USNM Number

A377361-0

Object Type

Canopic Jar

Place

Egypt, Africa

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Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Archaeology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/322700ae8-79c2-4835-880c-aa25be587235

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8120536