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

Canopic Jar Head

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodLate Period, Dynasty 25 (?)
Date722-655 BCE (?)
MediumLimestone, pigment
Credit LineGift of Joseph A. Lewis II and Sofi Lewis
Dimensions6 x 7 1/4 in., 6 lb. 8 oz. (15.2 x 18.4 cm, 2.9 kg)
Object number2013.043.010
Published ReferencesChristie's London, Antiquities (September 23, 1998), 84-85, lot 145.
ProvenanceEx private collection, Switzerland. With Christie's London, September 23, 1998, lot 145. Ex coll. Joseph and Sofi Lewis, United States, purchased from Barakat Gallery, Beverly Hills, California, January 31, 2011.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art