Canopic Jar of Ruiu
Object type: Canopic Jar, Ruiu, human head, Qebehsenuef
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: reign of Thutmose I–early sole Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1504–1447 B.C.
Medium: Pottery, Marl B, paint
Dimensions: Overall H. 33 cm (13 in.). Lid:  H. 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.); Diam. 12.8 cm (5 1/16 in.); Diam. of rim 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.). Jar: H. 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif
Locale: Tomb of Neferkhawet (MMA 729), east chamber
Locus: Burial of Ruiu (IV), inside canopic box
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1934–35
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1935
Accession year: 1935
Tags: Hieroglyphs