Photo of collection object Canopic Jar of Lady Senebtisi
Canopic Jar of Lady Senebtisi, ca. 1938-1759 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 15 9/16 in. (39.5 cm). Museum Collection Fund, 14.663a-b. Creative Commons-BY.

Canopic Jar of Lady Senebtisi

ca. 1938-1759 B.C.E.

Maker Unknown

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Priests separately mummified the stomach, liver, lungs, and intestines, to be placed in jars, in the most expensive method of mummification described by Herodotus. The practice of removing the organs and packing them separately declined in the Middle Kingdom and later, yet Egyptians still included canopic jars in burials. And while the covers of Middle Kingdom canopic jars all have human heads, by the New Kingdom the jars of the royal scribe of Ramesses II, named Tjuli, had human, baboon, jackal, and falcon heads.
Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Vessel
Formatted Medium
Limestone, pigment
Locations
Place excavated: Harageh, Egypt
Dynasty
Dynasty 12
Dimensions
15 9/16 in. (39.5 cm)
Accession Number
14.663a-b
Credit Line
Museum Collection Fund
Rights Statement
Creative Commons-BY
Dominant Colors

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