Canopic jar with flat lid, from a Middle Kingdom burial at el-Riqqeh, near the 12th Dynasty Residence Itjtawy. The lid is flat, in a style known from the Old Kingdom, and retained in some elite burials in the Middle Kingdom, such as this.
Present location |
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN |
Inventory number |
1913:288 |
Dating |
12TH DYNASTY |
Archaeological Site |
EL-RIQQEH |
Category |
CANOPIC JAR |
Material |
CALCITE/ALABASTER |
Technique |
SCULPTURED; POLISHED |
Height |
30 cm |
Diameter |
19.5 cm |