Title: Canopic Jar of Ruiu
Object type: Canopic Jar, Ruiu, human head, Duamutef
Date: ca. 1504–1447 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: reign of Thutmose I–early sole Thutmose III
Medium: Pottery, Marl B, paint
Dimensions: H. 33.5 cm (13 3/16 in.). Lid: H. 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.); Diam. 12.2 cm (4 13/16 in.); Diam. of rim 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.). Jar: H. 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1935
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif Tomb of Neferkhawet (MMA 729), east chamber Burial of Ruiu (IV), inside canopic box MMA excavations, 1934–35 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hieroglyphs