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Canopic jar: E.S.14

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Current Location: In storage

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Description

Canopic jar, inscribed for Sitamun, human head lid

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Unknown by ?

Components of the work

Jar Height 0.27 m
Lid And Lettering

Materials used in production

Stone

Techniques used in production

Carved

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.S.14
Primary reference Number: 64645
Oldadmincategory: S
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 21 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 12 December 2023

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Canopic jar" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/64645 Accessed: 2024-11-21 22:40:24

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