Collection Online as of September 22, 2023

Canopic Jar with Lid

1540–1296 BC

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Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18

Limestone

Diameter: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.); Diameter of mouth: 10.6 cm (4 3/16 in.); Overall: 48.4 cm (19 1/16 in.)

Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.630.a

Location

234 Textile Gallery

Provenance

Purchased from Joseph Hassan Ahmed, Luxor, by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent

Citations

Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced: p. 341; Mentioned: p. 340-341

Exhibition history

CMA 1916, no. 5, p. 204, pl. 340; Cleveland, State Theatre, 28 September-16 October 1922, publicity campaign.

Untitled Exhibition. Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 13-November 9, 1973).

Long-Term Loan. Michael C. Carlos Museum, Atlanta, GA (organizer) (February 29, 2000-August 30, 2008).

Egyptomania: Fashion's Conflicted Obsession. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 1, 2023-January 28, 2024).