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Canopic jar with human head

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Description

Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 25 (Kushite), ca. 750–700 B.C. Limestone. H. (with lid) 31.2 cm (12 5/16 in.); Greatest diam. 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in.). From: Tomb MMA 832 (H 3), Pit 1 (Burial of Pakherenkhonsu and Heresenes), el-Khokha, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1914–15. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1928.

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-shaped object topped with a human head carved in relief in a frontal view.

The image shows a standing canopic jar form with a rounded, bald human head serving as the lid. The face has incised eyelids, pupils/eye details, and a defined nose and mouth. The head and upper body are smooth with minimal surface decoration; any remaining paint or finer details are not clearly visible. The body below the head is cylindrical and plain, suggesting a stylized jar container rather than a fully inscribed piece. No readable hieroglyphic text, cartouches, or other inscriptions are visible on the photographed surfaces. No modern labels, Greek, or Coptic/Arabic script appear in the image. Materials visible are limited to the carved stone itself; the catalogue states limestone, which is consistent with the pale, chalky stone appearance.

funerary Third Intermediate Period (per catalogue); exact dating not verifiable from image alone good
Materials limestone (pale carved stone)

Connections

Found at el-Khokha

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116252830 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 28.3.56a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 551102 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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  • AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.