CultureEgyptian
Titles
- Canopic Jar with Lid
Date1550–1069 BC
MediumLimestone, pigment, and bitumen
Credit LineGift of Miss Annette Finnigan
Object number31.52.1,.2
Non exposé
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Department
AntiquitiesObject Type
[1] Bircher Collection #202.
Exhibition History"The Egyptian Mummy: Unwrapping the Mystery," at Houston Museum of Natural Science, Mar. 23 to Aug. 27, 1989 (LN:89.14).
"Containers and Vessels" The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston October 21, 1989 - January 1990 and Subsequent tour to Houston Public Library branches. Checklist #49.
"The Egyptian Mummy: Unwrapping the Mystery," at Houston Museum of Natural Science, Sep. 24, 1993 - Jan. 23, 1995 (LN:93.27).
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Hieroglyphic inscription on body of jar in sunken relief: "Recitation (by) Duamutef"
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400–301 BC
Limestone with pigment
52.53
140–170 AD
Marble
2006.35.A,.B