Canopic jar
568–555 B.C.
FindspotMeroe (Beg.), Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueSandstone
DimensionsHeight x width:8.7 x 8.0 cm (3 7/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.12047
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTomb equipment
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg.) South 38 1921: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
1295–1186 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
1400–1070 B.C.
568–555 B.C.
568–555 B.C.
568–555 B.C.
about 750–270 B.C.
322–315 B.C.