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Object Number
35-2-50/1088
Display Title
Canopic jar surmounted with lid in form of jackel-headed Duametuf
Descriptions
Object Description
Canopic jar surmounted with lid in form of jackel-headed Duametuf
Inventory Description
Ceramic, complete vessel, canopic jar, rounded base and body, constricted rim, plain base, white pigment above base, blue/green pigment on body with faint painted yellow scene of Egyptian gods and hieroglyphs in one area, scene enclosed in yellow rectangle, horizontal bands of red and yellow pigment at neck and rim of jar, white pigment on jar interior, polychrome zoomorphic jackal head on lid, protruding ears and snout, black face with white details on eyes and ears, blue/green pigment on head, horizontal red and yellow stripes where lid sits on jar, ring base on lid fits into jar, lid is mended with some losses
Classification
- Urn
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Egypt
Materials
Ceramic, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall (Dimensions of jar): 20.7 × 16.7 × 16.5 cm (8 1/8 × 6 9/16 × 6 1/2 in.)
Overall (Dimensions of lid): 10 × 12.1 × 12.1 cm (3 15/16 × 4 3/4 × 4 3/4 in.)
Overall (Height with lid on jar): 28.2 cm (11 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-2-50/1088
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Algernon Coolidge
Provenance
Donor
Dr. Algernon Coolidge
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