Canopic Jar

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Penn Museum
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Title:
Canopic Jar
Date:
690-664 BC
-690
-664
Description:
Alabaster canopic jar. Hieroglyphic inscription on shoulder - 3 columns containing the cartouche of Alakhebasken. Lid depicting hawk-headed Qebesenuf (?) is missing. Associated lid (92-2-92.2) was not found with it.
Type:
Canopic Jar
Type (Narrower):
Containers
Type (Broader):
Object
Coverage:
Napatan
Geographic region:
Sudan
Nuri
Provenance:
Exchange with the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 1992
Medium:
Alabaster
Extent:
31.5
18
cm
Identifier:
134800
Source:
92-2-92.1
17-2-1889
MFA23.745
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