Canopic Jar with Cover
Description
Caption: Canopic Jar with Cover, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E.. Egyptian alabaster, 11.673a-b: 13 3/16 x 6 5/16 in., 24 lb. (33.5 x 16 cm, 10.89kg) 11.673a - jar: 9 3/16 x 6 5/16 in., 19.5 lb. (23.3 x 16.1 cm, 8.85kg) 11.673b - lid: 5 1/2 x 5 1/4 in., 4.5 lb. (13.9 x 13.3 cm, 2.04kg) 11.673a: 19.5 lb. (8.85kg) 11.673b: 4.5 lb. (2.04kg). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 11.673a-b. (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 canopic jar with a lid shaped like an animal head.
This artifact is a canopic jar made of stone, featuring a lid carved in the likeness of an animal head, likely representing one of the four sons of Horus traditionally found on such jars. The jar is smoothly finished, suggesting it was crafted by skilled artisans, and has a uniform, polished appearance. The color and texture of the stone suggest it might be alabaster.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 11.673a-b tier-2
- BKM-Object 3069 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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