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PROPERTY DESCENDED THROUGH A NEW ENGLAND FAMILY
AN EGYPTIAN ALABASTER CANOPIC JAR AND LID
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI-XXX, 664-343 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN ALABASTER CANOPIC JAR AND LID
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI-XXX, 664-343 B.C.
The cylindrical body with swelling shoulders tapering to a flat base, the lid in the form of human-headed Imsety, the small round face with large turned-out ears, the almond-shaped eyes rimmed, the nose with wide nostrils, and the mouth with fleshy lips
13 3/8 in. (34 cm.) high
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI-XXX, 664-343 B.C.
The cylindrical body with swelling shoulders tapering to a flat base, the lid in the form of human-headed Imsety, the small round face with large turned-out ears, the almond-shaped eyes rimmed, the nose with wide nostrils, and the mouth with fleshy lips
13 3/8 in. (34 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired on a honeymoon in Egypt, 1926.