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Limestone canopic jar and lid

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 4811+4812, G 5232, G 4410

[One of] four limestone canopic jars with lids. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_15-12-61b
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Canopics and canopic Boxes
  • Findspot
    Pit G 4410 A, debris in chamber
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Height: 26.4 cm Width: base: 10.2 cm Length: base: 10.8 cm Diameter: mouth: 15.4 cm, (inside) 11.5 cm; at 19.6 cm: 17.4 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/28/1915

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 4410

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 1

Full Bibliography

  • Reisner, George A. A History of the Giza Necropolis 1. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1942, p. 515, fig. 318.