Dummy canopic jar with jackal head
Unknown Artist
ca. 1070–664 BC
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
H. 30 × W. 11.2 × D. 15.8 cm (11 13/16 × 4 7/16 × 6 1/4 in.)
Classification
Canopic jar, jackal, dummy jar
Period
Third Intermediate Period
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1928
Accession Number
28.3.60
Tags
Art Historical Context
This intriguing limestone "Dummy canopic jar with jackal" hails from Egypt's Third Intermediate Period (ca.1070–664 BC), a time of political fragmentation following the grandeur of the New Kingdom.opic jars were vital in ancient Egyptian burial rituals, housing the viscera removed during mummification—protected by the four sons of Horus. The jackal head here evokes Duamutef, guardian of the stomach, or perhaps Anubis, theal-headed god of embalming, symbolizing vigilance over the afterlife journey. Carved from limestone, a durable yet workable stone favored for funerary objects, this dummy jar...