Canopic Jar Inscribed for King Nesibanebdjedet (Smendes)

Third Intermediate Period
ca. 1070–1044 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130
One of only a handful of objects bearing the name of the first king of Dynasty 21, Nesibanebdjedet (Smendes), this canopic jar is inscribed for Qebehsenuef, embodiment and protector of the liver. The lid, now missing, would most likely have been in the shape of a falcon, the animal associated with this deity.

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Object Information
  • Title: Canopic Jar Inscribed for King Nesibanebdjedet (Smendes)
  • Period: Third Intermediate Period
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 21
  • Reign: reign of Smendes
  • Date: ca. 1070–1044 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt; Possibly from Eastern Delta, Tanis (San el-Hagar)
  • Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
  • Dimensions: H. 29 × Diam. 21.8 × D. 24.4 × Circ. 68.2 cm (11 7/16 × 8 9/16 × 9 5/8 × 26 7/8 in.); Diam. of rim: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); Diam. of base: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1947
  • Object Number: 47.60
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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