Flag of EgyptEgyptian Artca. 1349–1336 B.C. or shortly thereafter

Artwork Details

TitleCanopic Jar (07.226.1) with a Lid in the Shape of a Royal Woman's Head (30.8.54)
MediumTravertine (Egyptian alabaster), blue glass, obsidian, unidentified stone
DimensionsJar with lid: H. 53.2 cm (20 15/16 in.); Lid (30.8.54): H. 18.2 cm (7 3/16 in); diam. 16.6 cm (6 9/16 in); Jar only (07.226.1): H. 36.9 cm (14 1/2 in.); diam. 24 cm (9 7/16 in.)
DepartmentEgyptian Art
Dateca. 1349–1336 B.C. or shortly thereafter
Credit LineGift of Theodore M. Davis, 1907 (07.226.1) Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915 (30.8.54)
Object PageView at The Met

Cultural Origin

DynastyDynasty 18
PeriodNew Kingdom, Amarna Period
Date Range1349 BC – 1336 BC

Provenance

RegionUpper Egypt, Thebes
CountryEgypt

From the Dynasty 18 era