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Human-headed canopic jar lid
Egyptian
New Kingdom
1550–1070 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 7.9 x 11.4 cm (3 1/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1578
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Canopics and canopic boxes
DescriptionBlue-gray; human face in yellow; eyes white; black lines; without glaze.
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.