Canopic jar with a human-headed lid

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Title: Canopic jar with a human-headed lid
Date Created: 664–525 B.C.
Physical Dimensions: Jar with Lid: H. 38 cm (14 15/16 in); Diam. 22 cm (8 11/16 in); Jar: H. 25.5 cm (10 1/16 in.); D. 21.5 cm (8 7/16 in.); Diam. at base 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); Diam. at mouth 13.1 cm (5 3/16 in.); Circ. 67 cm (26 3/8 in.); Lid: H. 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.); W. 17 cm (6 11/16 in.); D. 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.); Diam. of foot 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.)
Type: Canopic jar, male head
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/550886
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Period: Late Period, Saite

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