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Lid from a canopic jar

Lid from a canopic jar
 Late Period, Dynasty XXVI 664 BCE-525 BCE

Medium
limestone, 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
limestone, pigment
Measurements
12.8 × 5.7 cm
Place/s of Execution
Egypt
Inscription
none
Accession Number
17C-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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