About the Artwork
Canopic Jar with Human Head Cover
between 1570 and 1085 BC
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Egyptian
Egyptian
Painted calcite
Overall (Height x Diameter at widest point): 12 3/4 x 6 5/8 inches (32.4 x 17 cm.)
Funerary Art
African Art
Gift of Mrs. Josephine Fisher
64.579
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Inscription to inscription to Qebehsenuf (Qbh.-sn.f) and the name and title of the deceased: Keny, Child of the Nursery
Provenance
(M. A. Mansoor, Cairo, Egypt) Dr. and Mrs. O. O. Fisher (Indian Village, Detroit, Michigan, USA) 1964-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Egyptian, Canopic Jar with Human Head Cover, between 1570 and 1085 BC, Painted calcite. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Josephine Fisher, 64.579.
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