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Canopic Jar (07.226.1) with a Lid Depicting a Queen (30.8.54) New Kingdom, Amarna PeriodValley of the Kings

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Description

Canopic Jar Lid to the jar 07.226.1 of Kiya, secondary queen of Akhenaten. New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1349–1330 B.C. or shortly thereafter. Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), blue glass, obsidian, unidentified stone. lid: H. 18.2 × Diam. 16.6 cm, 3.9 kg (7 3/16 × 6 9/16 in., 8.6 lb.); jar and lid: H. 53.2 cm (20 15/16 in.). From: Tomb KV 55, Valley of the Kings, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Davis/Ayrton excavations, 1907. Subject: Heads, Women. Credit: Gift of Theodore M. Davis, 1907 (07.226.1) Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915 (30.8.54).

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Connections

Found at Valley of the Kings
Royals Akhenaten

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q29385821 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 30.8.54 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 544689 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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