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Canopic jar lid with head of Hapy
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Siaspiqa
487–468 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), El Kurru, Pyramid IV, A-B
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.2800
OUT ON LOAN
On display at National Center of Afro-American Artists, Inc., since February 23, 1994
On display at National Center of Afro-American Artists, Inc., since February 23, 1994
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Canopics and canopic boxes
DescriptionAlabaster. Perfect. Found with incomplete Canopic Jar 21.2810.
ProvenanceFrom El-Kurru, Pyr. IV A-B. 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan; 1921: received by the MFA.