Fragment of canopic jar
Fragment of canopic jar

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East-West Artwalk
Haskell Education Center

Fragment of canopic jar,

1401–1391 BCE

Egyptian
New Kingdom, ca. 1550–1070 BCE, 18th Dynasty , reign of Thutmose IV, ca. 1400–1390 BCE, ca. 1550–1295 BCE
y1930-497

Information

Title
Fragment of canopic jar
Dates

1401–1391 BCE

Medium
Alabaster
Dimensions
9.9 x 11.5 x 8.2 cm (3 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of William C. Hayes, Class of 1924
Object Number
y1930-497
Place Made

Africa, Egypt

Place Excavated

Africa, Egypt

Inscription
"The good god, Menkheperure, the justified" (Menkhaperure = the praenomen of Thutmose IV)
Culture
Egyptian (ancient)
Period
New Kingdom, Eighteenth Dynasty
Type
canopic jars, fragments
Materials
alabaster
Subject
tombs, hieroglyphics, cartouches

Excavated from tomb 43 in the Valley of the Tombs of Kings, Egypt; given by W.C. Hayes in 1930

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