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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Canopic Jar
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Canopic Jar

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
MediumStone, liver tissue
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions11 9/16 x 6 5/16 x 6 5/16 in., 6 kg (29.3 x 16 x 16 cm, 13 lb. 3 5/8 oz.)
Object number2018.010.074B
Label TextSuspected forgery
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Jean-François Mignon, Aix-en Provence, France, August 16, 1972. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art