Flag of EgyptEgyptian Art664–525 B.C.

Artwork Details

TitleCanopic jar with a baboon-headed lid (Hapy)
MediumTravertine (Egyptian alabaster)
DimensionsJar with Lid: H. 41.5 cm (16 5/16 in); greatest diam. 23 cm (9 1/16 in) Jar: H. 28.5cm (11 1/4 in.); depth (inside) 25.7 cm (10 1/8 in.); base diam. 14.4 cm (5 11/16 in.); rim diam. 13.6 cm (5 3/8 in.); circ. 72.2 cm (28 7/16 in.) Lid: H. 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.); w. 16.9 cm (6 5/8 in.); d. 18.2 cm (7 3/16 in.); foot diam. 12.8 cm (7 3/16 in.).
DepartmentEgyptian Art
Date664–525 B.C.
Credit LineGift of Theodore M. Davis, 1910
Object PageView at The Met

Cultural Origin

DynastyDynasty 26
PeriodLate Period, Saite
Date Range664 BC – 688 BC

Provenance

RegionUpper Egypt, Thebes
CountryEgypt

From the Dynasty 26 era