Ancient Egyptian canopic jar from Abydos dated 1069 – 715 BC

Dummy canopic jar with human head. Part of a set of four dummy canopic jars. Three are solid and carved in one piece. The fourth jar of Imsety, human-headed, has a separate lid and the jar has been slightly hollowed out, but contains no traces of contents and was probably not used.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1900.54.44.4
  • Material: limestone
  • Culture: Dynasty 21 - 22
  • Period: Third Intermediate Period
  • Dated: 1069 - 715 BC
  • Object name: canopic jar
  • Dimensions: Length: 300mm , Width: 130mm , Depth: 130mm , Length (packing head): 124mm , Width (packing head): 120mm , Depth (packing head): 115mm , Length (packing body): 200mm , Width (packing body): 130mm , O
  • Published references: Randall - MacIver & Mace El Amrah and Abydos p 100
  • Site: Abydos
  • Latitude: 26.185
  • Longitude: 31.918889