Lid Of Canopic Jar

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Object Details

Collector

Walter J. Clark

Donor Name

Walter J. Clark

Notes

TAN-COLORED LID OF CANOPIC JAR DEPICTS CARVED FACE W/ DETAILED FACIAL FEATURES AND EARS. SURFACE HEAVILY CHIPPED AND ABRADED ALL OVER.

Human head form.

From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: Canopic jar lid, limestone, c. 380-342 BC. Lids of canopic jars represented the four Sons of Horus. The human head of Imsety, protector of the liver, sits atop this lid.

Record Last Modified

12 Jul 2017

Specimen Count

Culture

Egyptian, Late Period, Dynasty XXVI (?)

Accession Date

15 Jul 1997

Collection Date

1955 to 1956

Accession Number

409928

USNM Number

A553322-0

Object Type

Canopic Jar

Length - Object

11 cm

Width - Object

10 cm

Height - Object

10 cm

Place

Cairo (purchased here), Lower Egypt, Egypt, Africa

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Anthropology

Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Archaeology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3224cb9c5-b9b6-4ca6-808f-91a9ad7ba29c

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8504093