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Limestone canopic jar and lid

Limestone canopic jar and human-headed lid (Ptolemaic); damaged, incomplete, fragments 28-3-107e join this jar. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_28-3-107a
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Canopics and canopic Boxes
  • Findspot
    Pit G 7792 A, filling of pit
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    Height: jar: 19.5 cm; original jar: 32 cm; lid: 12.5 cm Width: lid: 21.8 cm Diameter: original jar mouth: 20.5 cm; jar top: 21 cm; jar base: 14.5 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA
  • Date of Register Entry
    03/24/1928

Tombs and Monuments 1

  • G 7792

    • Site Name Eastern Cemetery

Unpublished Documents 1