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Alabaster canopic jar and lid with jackal's head, Duamutef; inscribed on side [GLYPHS] Horemakhet; black remains inside.
Illustration: No

Details

ID
HUMFA_29-4-434
Alternate IDs
29-4-434; HUMFA_29-4-434
Department
Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Classification
Tomb equipment-Canopics and canopic Boxes
Entry Date
04/19/1929 (?)
Title
Alabaster canopic jar and lid
Medium
Alabaster
Dimensions
Height: 23 cm Diameter: 12.9 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Provenance
Pit G 7524 A, room VII (?)
Bibliography
D'Auria, Sue, Peter Lacovara, and Catharine H. Roehrig. Mummies & Magic: The Funerary Arts of Ancient Egypt. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1988, pp. 190-191, cat. 137. Zivie-Coche, Christiane M. Giza Au Premier Millenaire: Autour du temple d'Isis dame des pyramides. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1991, pp. 274-275.
Remarks
One of set of four alabaster canopic jars with lids representing four sons of Horus, including 29-4-433 (Imseti, human-headed), 29-4-434 (Duamutef, jackal-headed), 29-4-435 (Hapi, baboon-headed), 29-4-436 (Qebehsenuef, hawk-headed).
Problems/Questions
MFA accession number verified

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