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Canopic jar lid
Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 25–30
760–332 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 10.1 x 15.2 cm (4 x 6 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.623
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Canopics and canopic boxes
DescriptionThis lid of a canopic jar is carved of white limestone and shaped as a human head, likely representing Imsety, one of the Four Sons of Horus, protectors of the viscera of the deceased. Surfaces are somewhat uneven. The figure's tripartite wig has been given especially rounded proportions. Facial details have been accented with black paint, as have some line patterns below the chin. The nose is chipped. It is in fair 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)