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Fragments of canopic jar lids
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)–Shabaka
743–698 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Grave 52
Medium/Technique
Faience
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2591
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Canopics and canopic boxes
DescriptionFragments of four canopic jar lids (21.3102-3105); mixed with 19-3-1130 and 19-3-1136.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku 52 (tomb of Neferukekashta). 1919: 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.