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Canopic jar of Queen Atakhebasken
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Taharqa
690–664 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia; Findspot: Sudan, Nuri, Pyramid 36 (tomb of Queen Atakhebasken)
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 30.5 × 20.3 cm, 8.8 kg (12 × 8 in., 19.4 lb.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.744
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Canopics and canopic boxes
DescriptionInscribed. Alabaster. Horizontal band and three vertical columns hieroglyphs on shoulder. Atakhibasken, Amset. Cover missing. Perfect.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 36 (tomb of Queen Atakhebasken), Rm. A . 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.