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Canopic jar
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18
1550–1295 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .251 H. .152 D.
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1587a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Canopics and canopic boxes
DescriptionPottery; fine white body with traces of sketchy hieroglyphics; much broken; human face on cover; black lines.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.