Jackal-Headed Cover of Canopic Jar
Description
Caption: Jackal-Headed Cover of Canopic Jar, ca. 1075–332 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 3 3/4 x 4 5/8 x 4 5/8 in. (9.5 x 11.7 x 11.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1907E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A limestone canopic-jar lid carved in the form of a jackal-headed figure with painted eyes and facial markings.
The object is a small, roughly conical limestone piece shaped as a jackal head emerging from a rounded base. The animal head has a pointed muzzle, closed mouth line, and prominent brow; the eyes are indicated with dark pigment, giving a stylized, alert expression. A collar-like band or head/neck detailing is suggested by shallow incisions along the front of the base. No legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or alphabetic text are visible on the image. No additional sculpted symbols (e.g., specific canopic or protective emblems) are clearly identifiable beyond the jackal form and the pigment used for facial features.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1907E tier-2
- BKM-Object 118412 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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