Canopic chest
Object type: Canopic chest
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Senwosret I
Date: ca. 1961–1917 B.C.
Medium: Granite or granodiorite
Dimensions: h. 42.4 cm (16 11/16 in); weight 294.8 kg (650 lbs)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht South
Locale: Grand tomb du Nord
Locus: Burial chamber
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1908–09
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1909
Accession year: 1909