Canopic Jar with the Head of Imsety
Artist
Unknown
Datecirca 1550–1186 BCE
MediumLimestone
DimensionsJar: H. 12 1/2 x Diam. 7 3/8 in. (31.8 x 18.7 cm)
Lid: H. 4 1/2 in.; Stopper diam. 3 1/4 in. (11.4 cm; 8.3 cm)
Lid: H. 4 1/2 in.; Stopper diam. 3 1/4 in. (11.4 cm; 8.3 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Fred Olsen
Object numberGL.57.14.73
On View
On viewPublished References"Registrar's Report of New Acquisitions," North Carolina Museum of Art Bulletin 1, no. 2 (Summer 1957), listed (as on loan) 26.
Caroline M. Rocheleau, Ancient Egyptian Art [Systematic Catalogue of the Collection] (Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Museum of Art, 2012), cat. no. 14, illus. (color) 36; detail (color) and translations 113.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement
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