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Canopic jar
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)–Taharqa
743–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Ku 4
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height: 37 cm (14 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.2810
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Canopics and canopic boxes
DescriptionThis canopic jar of tall, fairly narrow proportions is carved of travertine (Egyptian alabaster). It has been broken and sizable fragments are missing. The remaining portion of the internal cavity is filled with hard plaster. It carries a crudely inscribed name in heiroglyphic text, which reads "Quebhsennuf," the name of one of the Four Sons of Horus, protectors of the viscera of the deceased.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Nubia (Sudan), Ku 4 (tomb of Queen Khensa). 1919: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1921)
(Accession Date: January 1, 1921)