Canopic jars
5th – 6th Dynasty, ca. 2514 – 2191 BC, From Giza
Canopic jars
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.
Object data
Object Name
Canopic
Culture
Ägyptisch
Period
Old Kingdom
Dated
5th – 6th Dynasty, ca. 2514 – 2191 BC
Site
Material
Limestone
Dimensions
H 28,8 cm, Dm 14,6 cm
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Inv. No.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 7807
Provenance
1912–1914, excavated by the Academy of Sciences, Vienna
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