Canopic jar of Nephthys
This Middle Kingdom canopic jar belongs to a set of four (11.150.17b–e), which were used to contain the viscera removed from the body during mummification. These four jars belong very probably to the burial of a mayor’s daughter called Nephthys (for her mummy, see 11.150.15c, and for her two coffins, see 11.150.15a, b). In earlier periods, canopic jars had simple disc-shaped or hemispherical lids. In the late First Intermediate Period to early Middle Kingdom, however, lids in the form of human heads were introduced.
Artwork Details
- Title: Canopic jar of Nephthys
- Period: Middle Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 12
- Date: ca. 1981–1802 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Meir, Khashaba excavations, 1910–11
- Medium: Indurated limestone, paint, linen
- Dimensions: 8 11/16 in. (22 cm)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1911
- Object Number: 11.150.17b
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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ca. 1349–1330 B.C. or shortly thereafter
ca. 1360 B.C.
ca. 1981–1802 B.C.
ca. 1850–1750 B.C.
ca. 1990–1900 B.C.
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