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: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions: H. 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in); diam. 13.8 cm (5 7/16 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