Canopic jar of Duamutef, with a jackal head as lid, discovered in Herakleopolis Magna, in the Third Intermediate Period cemetery, together with the three other partner vases. It has no inscription, and it was found without the deceased's viscera inside, a common feature of this period. It comes from Djedptahiuesankh's tomb.
Present location |
MUSEO ARQUEOLÓGICO NACIONAL [21/007] MADRID |
Inventory number |
1976/114/a/1873 |
Dating |
22ND DYNASTY (not before); 3RD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD; 25TH DYNASTY AND CONTEMPORARIES (not after) |
Archaeological Site |
IHNASIYA EL-MADINA/HERAKLEOPOLIS |
Category |
CANOPIC JAR |
Material |
LIMESTONE |
Technique |
HEWN |
Height |
36 cm |
Diameter |
14 cm |