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Canopic jar
Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 25–30
760–332 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 20.9 x 12.7 cm (8 1/4 x 5 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.597
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Canopics and canopic boxes
DescriptionThis canopic jar is carved of limestone with smoothed exterior surfaces. Traces of three columns of black painted hieroglyphic text remain, though very faint. There are three evident irregularities/chips in surface; otherwise the body is intact. No lid remains. The text referes to Qebehsenuef, one of the Four Sons of Horus, protectors of the viscera of the deceased.
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)