Title: Fragment of the Upper Edge of Siptah's Canopic Chest
Object type: Canopic box, Siptah, lip fragment
Date: ca. 1194–1188 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
Dynasty: Dynasty 19
Reign: reign of Siptah
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), traces of green paint
Dimensions: H. 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.); w. 16.3 cm (6 7/16 in.); th. 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Theodore M. Davis, 1914
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Valley of the Kings Tomb of Siptah (KV 47)  Davis/Burton excavations, 1912–13 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY