Canopic jar with a falcon-headed lid (Qebehsenuef)

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Title: Canopic jar with a falcon-headed lid (Qebehsenuef)
Date Created: 664–525 B.C.
Physical Dimensions: Jar and Lid: H. 42 cm (16 9/16 in); greatest diam. 25 cm (9 13/16 in) Jar: H. 31.1 cm (12 1/4 in.); d. 25.5 cm (10 1/16 in.); dam. of mouth 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); diam of base 15.2 cm (6 in.); circ. 77.7 cm (30 9/16 in.) Lid: H. 12.3 cm (4 13/16 in.); w. 17.6 cm (6 15/16 in.); d. 17.8 cm (7 in.); diam. of foot 13.6 cm (5 3/8 in.)
Type: Canopic jar, falcon, Qebehsenuef, Selkit
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/550884
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Period: Late Period, Saite

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