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Limestone canopic jar and lid

Limestone canopic jar with human-headed lid.

Details

  • ID
    GEM_21835
  • Department
    Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Classification
    Tomb equipment-Canopics and canopic Boxes
  • Findspot
    Giza
  • Material
    Limestone
  • Dimensions
    41.2 x 14.9 cm
  • Credit Line
    Grand Egyptian Museum
  • Journal d'Entree number
    EMC_JE_6369
  • Journal d'Entree number
    EMC_JE_6368
  • Catalogue General number
    EMC_CG_4274
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_7/23319
  • Cairo Special Register number
    EMC_SR_1/14246
  • Period
    Late Period
  • Notes
    Discovered February 1860. Formerly EMC_CG_4274; lid = EMC_JE_6368; jar = EMC_JE_6369. A large portion of Special Register section 7 (volumes 13-16) was originally misnumbered, with the object numbers following in sequence from section 1 volume 4; these numbers have thus been given EMC_SR_1 prefixes, despite being recorded in section 7. Hence this canopic jar is EMC_SR_1/14246 (EMC_SR_7/14246 having been used elsewhere for a scarab, = EMC_JE_81266). The SR numbering was then ammended to the proper section 7 sequence, and this canopic jar was given number EMC_SR_7/23319.
  • Remarks
    ALTERNATE NUMBER(S): EMC_JE_6369; EMC_JE_6368; EMC_CG_4274; EMC_SR_7.23319; EMC_SR_7.14246