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Canopic jar with human head Third Intermediate Periodel-Khokha

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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.

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A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.

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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