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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Canopic Jar Lid
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Canopic Jar Lid

AAT Object Techniquepainting (image-making)
AAT Object Form/Functioncanopic jars
AAT Object Form/Functionlids (covers)
Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodMiddle Kingdom
Date1980-1760 BCE
MediumWood
Credit LineGift of Joseph A. Lewis II and Sofi Lewis
Object number2013.043.007
Exhibition HistoryVirginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 2010 - 2019
ProvenanceEx coll. Sir William Bowmore (1909-2008), Brisbane, Australia, from 1960s. Ex coll. Joseph and Sofi Lewis, United States, purchased from Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Antiquities], Washington, DC, April 25, 2008. On loan to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, November 30, 2010 - December 10, 2019.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art