Canopic jar with conical lid
Object type: Canopic jar, Imhotep
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1859–1640 B.C.
Medium: Yellow limestone
Dimensions: H. 27 cm (10 5/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht South
Locale: tomb of Imhotep
Locus: Tomb 5111
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1913–14
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1914
Accession year: 1914