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Canopic Jar with human headed lid, Imseti Late Periodel-Khokha

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Description

Late Period, Dynasty 25–30, ca. 712–332 B.C. Faience. Jar: 23.5 × 13 × 21.1 cm (9 1/4 × 5 1/8 × 8 5/16 in.); Diam. of base: 9.3 cm (3 11/16 in.); Diam. of rim: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.); Jar with Lid: 31 × 13 cm (12 3/16 × 5 1/8 in.); Height: 41.2 cm (16 1/4 in.). From: Tomb MMA 832 (H 3), Courtyard, el-Khokha, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1911–12. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1928.

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Connections

Found at el-Khokha
Deities OsirisImsety

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116252843 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 28.3.115b, c tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 571610 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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