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Canopic Jar Lid

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Description

Object Label: The eyes and eyebrows of this female head were once inlaid. Their shapes, the woman's smiling little mouth, and the holes in her lobes for earrings suggest that the head was carved during the reign of Amenhotep III or one of his successors at the end of the Eighteenth Dynasty or, more probably, during the Nineteenth Dynasty. The flaring wig is hollow, a feature that suggests this head was not part of a statue but was made as the lid of a jar. However, in this period, canopic jars, made to contain the internal organs of the deceased, had lids in the shapes of gods' heads. Human-headed jar lids are rare. Caption: Canopic Jar Lid, ca. 1390–1185 B.C.E.. Wood, 5 5/16 x 5 7/8 x 5 11/16 in. (13.5 x 15 x 14.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.35. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06

Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A carved head of a woman with a serene expression.

This is a carved head likely representing a woman, showcasing typical Egyptian stylization with a smooth face, delicate features, and a calm, serene expression. The eyes and eyebrows are carved with precision, and the hairstyle is a bob cut, reminiscent of wigs used in ancient Egypt. The material appears to be limestone, and the artifact is mounted on a simple stand for display.

funerary Middle Kingdom good
Materials limestone

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 86.226.35 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 4252 tier-2
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