Canopic jar head
Object type: Canopic jar lid, human head
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Second Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 13, late–18, early
Date: ca. 1700–1550 B.C.
Medium: Pottery, marl C, self slip
Dimensions: H. 10.1 cm (4 in.); diam. 13 cm (5 1/8 in.); Diam. of rim (irregular) 7.3–5.5 cm (2 7/8–2 3/16 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