Canopic jar
Object type: Canopic jar, Imhotep
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1859–1640 B.C.
Medium: Wood, gesso, paint, linen, possibly human remains
Dimensions: H. 44 cm (17 5/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht South
Locale: tomb of Imhotep
Locus: Tomb 5102
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1913–14
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1914
Accession year: 1914