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Canopic jar lid (Qebehsenuef)
Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 25–30
760–332 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt, Alexandria
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 12.4 x 14.6 cm (4 7/8 x 5 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.639
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Canopics and canopic boxes
DescriptionThis lid to a canopic jar has been carved of fine-grained white limestone and shaped as the head of a falcon (representing Qebehsenuef, one of the Four Sons of Horus, protectors of the viscera of the deceased). There are slight traces of black paint to accent facial features, particularly the eyes. The stone has been well smoothed. It now shows some discoration. The lid is in very 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)