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Limestone canopic jar and lid

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 5230, G 2340 = G 5480, G 2342 = G 5520

Limestone canopic jar and lid (cf. 33-2-193, for similar lid); jar broken into two halves. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_33-2-208
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Vessels
  • Findspot
    Pit G 2340 (= G 5480) A, debris of chamber
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Height: 27.2 cm; lid: 3 cm Diameter: 21 cm; lid: 17.6 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 33.1114
  • Date of Register Entry
    02/25/1933
  • 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Unpublished Documents 3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. 37-39.