Canopic jar head
Object type: Canopic jar lid, human head
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Second Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 13, late–15
Date: ca. 1700–1550 B.C.
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), paint
Dimensions: H. 12 cm (4 3/4 in); diam. 14 cm (5 1/2 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Tomb of Nakht (493), outside NE corner
Locus: Pit 468
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1913–14
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession year: 1915