Canopic Jar & Lid, Alabaster

Object Details

Accession Date
3 Mar 1936
Donor Name
Dr. Henry S. Washington
Notes
From card: "Hapi (baboon head), protector of the small intestines. Painted hieroglyphs around middle, mostly faded. Lid: 5-3/8" dia. x 6". Exhibit, Hall 26, 1976." 1978 NMNH slide set caption: Canopic Jar and Lid, alabaster, carved and painted, represents baboon god Hapi, Egyptian. Note re photos: Negative # 78-8778 is oblique, dk, overview, with jar lid on. 78-8779 is oblique, dk, overview, with jar lid off.
From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: Canopic jar, c. 400-200 BC. Container held mummified organs needed for the deceased's immortal body. Baboon-headed Hapy crowns the jar for lungs.
Record Last Modified
1 Sep 2020
Specimen Count
2
Place
Egypt, Africa
Topic
Archaeology
Culture
Ancient Egyptian
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Data Source
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Accession Number
138216
USNM Number
A377361-0
Object Type
Canopic Jar
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/322700ae8-79c2-4835-880c-aa25be587235
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8120536