Canopic Jar with human headed lid, Imsety
Object type: Canopic jar, Imsety, Osiris
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Late Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 25–30
Date: ca. 712–332 B.C.
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: Jar: 23.5 × 13 × 21.1 cm (9 1/4 × 5 1/8 × 8 5/16 in.); Diam. of base: 9.3 cm (3 11/16 in.); Diam. of rim: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.); Jar with Lid: 31 × 13 cm (12 3/16 × 5 1/8 in.); Height: 41.2 cm (16 1/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes el-Khokha
Locale: Tomb MMA 832 (H 3)
Locus: Courtyard
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1911–12
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1928
Accession year: 1928
Tags: Hieroglyphs