Canopic Jar with Falcon's Head
664–525 BC
Maker Unknown
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Canopic Jar with Falcon's Head, 664–525 BC. Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 26. Travertine; diameter: 18.6 cm (7 5/16 in.); diameter of mouth: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.); overall: 45.3 cm (17 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund 1921.1018.a The falcon-headed deity Qebehsenuef protected the contents of this canopic jar. It contained the remains of the deceased's intestines, which were kept safe for the afterlife.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Funerary Equipment
- Formatted Medium
- travertine
- Medium
- travertine
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 18.6 cm (7 5/16 in.); Diameter of mouth: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.); Overall: 45.3 cm (17 13/16 in.)
- Departments
- Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Accession Number
- 1921.1018.a
- Credit Line
- The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund
- Exhibitions
- Untitled Exhibition
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 107 Egyptian
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