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Lid of a canopic jar (Hapy)
Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 25–30
760–332 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 8.3 x 12 cm (3 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1360
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Canopics and canopic boxes
DescriptionThis lidf for a canopic jar is carved of white limestone in the shape of baboon head (representing Hapy, one of the Four Sons of Horus, protectors of the viscera of the deceased). There are slight traces of facial details painted in black, including the eyes, ears, and nose. The neck/chest area also retains traces of black painted decoration, likely reprsenting either a necklace or perhaps a false beard. The area over the right eye is chipped, as is the lower rim of the lid. Otherwise the object is in 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)