Fragment of the Outer Surface Decoration of Siptah's Canopic Chest
Object type: Canopic chest, Siptah, side surface, decoration
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
Dynasty: Dynasty 19
Reign: reign of Siptah
Date: ca. 1194–1188 B.C.
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions: H. 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.); w. 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.); th. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Valley of the Kings
Locale: Tomb of Siptah (KV 47)
Excavation: Davis/Burton excavations, 1912–13
Credit line: Gift of Theodore M. Davis, 1914
Accession year: 1914