Alabaster Canopic Jar In Two Parts
date: label: Accession Date
content: 28 Aug 1992
name: label: Collector
content: Joseph Hirshhorn
label: Donor Name
content: Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden
notes: label: Notes
content: PROVENIENCE UNDOCUMENTED. IDENTIFICATION PROVIDED BY HMSG.
label: Notes
content: Jackal-headed lid, mismatch between inscription and lid figure.
label: Notes
content: From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: Canopic jar, ca. 664-525 BC. Container held mummified organs needed for the deceased's immortal body. The jackal, Duamutef, guardian of the stomach, crowns the jar.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 12 Jul 2017
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: Egypt (not certain), Africa (not certain)
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: 370312
label: USNM Number
content: A553174-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Canopic Jar
physicalDescription: label: Height - Object
content: 51.117 cm
label: Depth - Object
content: 25.718 cm