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Canopic jars
5th – 6th Dynasty, ca. 2514 – 2191 BC
Canopic vessels were containers for the organs that were removed from the body during mummification. They were made of stone or clay. During the Old Kingdom the lids for canopic jars were simply flat or slightly domed.





Canopic vessels were containers for the organs that were removed from the body during mummification. They were made of stone or clay. During the Old Kingdom the lids for canopic jars were simply flat or slightly domed.
Time:
5th – 6th Dynasty, ca. 2514 – 2191 BC
Object Name
Canopic
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Giza
Material/technology:
Limestone
Dimensions:
H 25,6 cm, Dm 13,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 7804
Provenance
1912–1914, excavated by the Academy of Sciences, Vienna
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