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Canopic jar
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Malonaqen
555–542 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia, Nuri, tomb 5
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number47.2476
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Canopics and canopic boxes
DescriptionComplete canopic jar, no lid.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Nuri, Pyramid 5 (tomb of Malonaqen). 1917: 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: June 2, 2022)