Lid Of Canopic Jar
date: label: Accession Date
content: 15 Jul 1997
label: Collection Date
content: 1955 to 1956
name: label: Collector
content: Walter J. Clark
label: Donor Name
content: Walter J. Clark
notes: label: Notes
content: TAN-COLORED LID OF CANOPIC JAR DEPICTS CARVED FACE W/ DETAILED FACIAL FEATURES AND EARS. SURFACE HEAVILY CHIPPED AND ABRADED ALL OVER.
label: Notes
content: Human head form.
label: Notes
content: From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: Canopic jar lid, limestone, c. 380-342 BC. Lids of canopic jars represented the four Sons of Horus. The human head of Imsety, protector of the liver, sits atop this lid.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 12 Jul 2017
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Cairo (purchased here), Lower Egypt, Egypt, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
culture: label: Culture
content: Egyptian, Late Period, Dynasty XXVI (?)
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 409928
label: USNM Number
content: A553322-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Canopic Jar
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 11 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 10 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 10 cm