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Canopic jar lid (Hapy)
Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 25–30
760–332 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 12 x 12.7 cm (4 3/4 x 5 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.626
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Canopics and canopic boxes
DescriptionThis limestone lid to a canopic jar has been shaped as the head of a baboon (representing Hapy, one of the Four Sons of Horus, protectors of the viscera of the deceased). Features include a tapering, protruding snout and semi-circular eyes. The eyebrows have been chipped. Surfaces are well smoothed with good modeling. No traces of applied color remain. The lid is in generally good condition.
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.
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)