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Limestone canopic jar and lid

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7510, G 7632

Limestone canopic jar with lid (cf. 25-2-147, also [cf. 25-2-149b, but a little shallower inside (10 cm deep)]) (part of set of four including 25-2-147, 25-2-148, 25-2-149) [(late)], lions head in place of Imseti; [inscription in black, text only [GLYPHS], rest faded completely]; broken at base, lid broken. Illustration: Yes. Additional illustration: Yes. Additional illustration scale: 1:4

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_25-2-148
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Canopics and canopic Boxes
  • Findspot
    Pit G 7510 Y
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Height: 15.4 cm; lid: 7.3 cm Diameter: 15.6 cm; base: 9.5 cm; lid: 12.6 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 25.2162
  • Date of Register Entry
    02/06/1925
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7510

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

Full Bibliography

  • Zivie-Coche, Christiane M. Giza Au Premier Millenaire: Autour du temple d'Isis dame des pyramides. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1991, p. 275 (misidentified as 25-12-148).