Canopic jar with a jackal-headed lid

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Title: Canopic jar with a jackal-headed lid
Date Created: 664–525 B.C.
Physical Dimensions: Jar with Lid: H. 49 cm (19 5/16 in.); Diam. 22.8 cm (9 in.); Jar: H. 28.3 cm (11 1/8 in.); D. 23.6 cm (9 5/16 in.); Diam. at base 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); Diam. at mouth 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); Circ. 70 cm (27 9/16 in.); Lid: H. 22.3 cm (8 3/4 in.); W. 17.4 cm (6 7/8 in.); D. 19.7 cm (3/4 in.); Diam. of foot 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in.)
Type: Canopic jar, jackal
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/550885
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Period: Late Period, Saite

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