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

Canopic Chest

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodPtolemaic Period
Date305-30 BCE
MediumWood, pigment
Credit LineGift of the Forward Arts Foundation
Dimensions18 3/8 x 9 5/8 x 7 in. (46.7 x 24.4 x 17.8 cm)
Object number2014.013.001
Exhibition HistoryDivine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 10 - November 11, 2018
Published ReferencesJean-David Cahn AG, Auktion 8: Kunstwerke Der Antike: Privatsammlungen aus der Schweiz, Deutschland, USA und weiterer Besitz (6-8 November 2013), lot 42.
ProvenanceEx coll. Arthur Thommen, Munchenstein, Switzerland, ca. 1950-1980. With Jean-David Cahn AG, Basel, Switzerland, April - November 2013. With Jerome Eisenberg (1930-2022) [Royal-Athena Galleries], New York, New York. Purchased by MCCM from Randall A. Hixenbaugh [Hixenbaugh Ancient Art, Ltd.], New York, New York.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art