Flag of EgyptEgyptian Art664–525 B.C.

Artwork Details

TitleCanopic jar with a jackal-headed lid
MediumTravertine (Egyptian alabaster)
DimensionsJar with Lid: H. 49 cm (19 5/16 in.); Diam. 22.8 cm (9 in.); Jar: H. 28.3 cm (11 1/8 in.); D. 23.6 cm (9 5/16 in.); Diam. at base 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); Diam. at mouth 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); Circ. 70 cm (27 9/16 in.); Lid: H. 22.3 cm (8 3/4 in.); W. 17.4 cm (6 7/8 in.); D. 19.7 cm (3/4 in.); Diam. of foot 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in.)
DepartmentEgyptian Art
Date664–525 B.C.
Credit LineTheodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
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