Canopic Jar (07.226.1) with a Lid Depicting a Queen (30.8.54)
Unknown Artist
ca. 1349–1330 B.C. or shortly thereafter
Medium
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), blue glass, obsidian, unidentified stone
Dimensions
lid: H. 18.2 × Diam. 16.6 cm, 3.9 kg (7 3/16 × 6 9/16 in., 8.6 lb.); jar and lid: H. 53.2 cm (20 15/16 in.)
Classification
Canopic Jar Lid to the jar 07.226.1 of Kiya, secondary queen of Akhenaten
Period
New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Theodore M. Davis, 1907 (07.226.1) Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915 (30.8.54)
Accession Number
30.8.54
Tags
WomenHeads