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Limestone canopic jar and lid; complete, mouth and sides damaged.
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:2

Details

ID
HUMFA_27-6-1
Alternate IDs
HUMFA_27-6-1; 27-6-1
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Vessels
Entry Date
06/05/1927
Title
Limestone canopic jar and lid
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
Height: lid: 2 cm; jar: 24.8 cm Diameter: lid base: 10.1 cm; lid top: 12 cm; jar mouth: 10 - 12.7 cm; jar max: 15 cm; jar base: 9.5 cm x 10 cm Thickness: jar: 1.5 cm Depth: jar: 21.5 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
G 7530-7540: pit G 7530 A, debris of canopic pit (jar found in canopic pit, lid found in debris of chamber near sarcophagus)
Bibliography
Dunham, Dows, and William Kelly Simpson. The Mastaba of Queen Mersyankh III (G 7530-7540). Giza Mastabas 1. Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1974, p. 23, fig. 16a.
Remarks
MFA 27.1551.1-4 (four canopic jars and lids): 26-6-1 = jar .1, 27-6-2 = jar .2, 27-6-3 = jar .3, 27-6-4 = jar .4
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

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