Limestone canopic jars and lids
Four white limestone [canopic] jars of similar shape with covers. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:2
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- ID
- HUMFA_14-2-36
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- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Classification
- Tomb equipment-Canopics and canopic Boxes
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- Findspot
- Pit G 4733 E, chamber
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- Material
- Limestone
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- Dimensions
- Height: jars: 24.5 - 25.6 cm Diameter: jars: 16.5 - 17.3 cm; covers: 13 cm Thickness: covers: 2.4 cm
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- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
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- Object Ownership Information
- MFA accession number: 20.1943a-d
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- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5
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- Date of Register Entry
- 02/27/1914
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- Remarks
- Set of four canopic jars with lids accessioned as MFA 21.1943a-d
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- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified
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- Site Name Western Cemetery
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D'Auria, Sue, Peter Lacovara, and Catharine H. Roehrig. Mummies & Magic: The Funerary Arts of Ancient Egypt. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1988, p. 80, cat. 10.