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Canopic jar of King Karkamani
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Karkamani
519–510 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Nuri, Nuri, Pyr. VII, tomb of Karkamani
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: H. 0.319
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.740
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Canopics and canopic boxes
DescriptionAlabaster canopic jar. Rectangular block hieroglyphs on shoulder of Karkamani. Cover missing. Perfect. Cover currently on top of the vessel is Duamutef the jackal, but this was not the original cover.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 7 (tomb of Karkamani). 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.