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Lid from a canopic jar

Lid from a canopic jar
 New Kingdom, Dynasties XVIII–mid XIX 1550 BCE-1240 BCE

Medium
fired clay, pigment
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by James E. Sherrard Esq., 1881
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
fired clay, pigment
Measurements
11.0 × 12.0 cm
Place/s of Execution
Egypt
Inscription
none
Accession Number
17A-D1A
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by James E. Sherrard Esq., 1881
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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