Unknown Egyptian
Canopic Jar with Lid

Canopic Jar with Lid

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Canopic Jar with Lid
Artist
CultureEgyptian
Titles
  • Canopic Jar with Lid
Date1550–1069 BC
MediumLimestone, pigment, and bitumen
Credit LineGift of Miss Annette Finnigan
Object number31.52.1,.2
Not on view

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
ProvenanceAndré Bircher (1838–1926), Cairo, by 1926 [1]; by inheritance to Mrs. F. Serveux, Cairo, 1926; purchased by Miss Annette Finnigan (1873–1940), Houston, by 1931; given to MFAH, 1931.

[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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