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Limestone canopic jar lids

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 2150, G 2200 = G 5080, G 2342 = G 5020, G 2370, G 5520, G 2340 = G 5480, G 2120

[One complete and] seven fragments of two [other] limestone lids of canopic jars; [one complete], one nearly complete, one incomplete. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_33-2-193
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Canopics and canopic Boxes
  • Findspot
    Pit G 2340 (= G 5480) A, debris of chamber
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Height: 2.8 cm; 3 cm Diameter: 16.6 - 17.6 cm; 16.3 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 33.1108
  • Date of Register Entry
    02/23/1933, 02/24/1933
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 5480

    • Site Name Western Cemetery

Published Documents 1

Unpublished Documents 3

Full Bibliography

  • Manuelian, Peter Der. "A Dig Divided: The Giza Mastaba of Heti, G 5480 (Giza Archives Gleaning IV)." In Zahi Hawass, Peter Der Manuelian and Ramadan Hussein, eds. Perspectives on Ancient Egypt. Studies in Honor of Edward Brovarski. CASAE 40. Cairo: Supreme Council of Antiquities, 2010, pp. 239, 248, figs. 35, 36.