Canopic jar head
Object type: Canopic jar lid, human head
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late–early 13
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: H. 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in); diam. 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery south of pyramid below House A2:2
Locus: Pit 495
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1913–14
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession year: 1915