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Object register entry:
Field number: 27-6-4
Field number: 27-6-4
Entry date(s): 06/05/1927
Object owner details: MFA accession number: 27.1551.1-4
Limestone canopic jar and lid
Findspot: Eastern Cemetery, G 7530-7540: pit G 7530 A, debris on floor of chamber, lying separately
Limestone
Expedition Measurements: Height: lid: 2.9 cm; jar: 24 cm
Diameter: lid: 9.6 cm, 12.4 cm; jar mouth: 12.6 cm; inside jar mouth: 9.6 cm; jar max: 15.6 cm; jar base: 9.6 cm
Thickness: jar: 2.6 - 3 cm
Depth: jar: 22 cm
Description: Limestone canopic jar and lid; complete.
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:2
Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Selected Published References:
Dunham, Dows, and William Kelly Simpson. The Mastaba of Queen Mersyankh III (G 7530-7540). Giza Mastabas 1. Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1974, p. 23, fig. 16a.
Dunham, Dows, and William Kelly Simpson. The Mastaba of Queen Mersyankh III (G 7530-7540). Giza Mastabas 1. Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1974, p. 23, fig. 16a.
Remarks: MFA 27.1551.1-4 (four canopic jars and lids): 26-6-1 = jar .1, 27-6-2 = jar .2, 27-6-3 = jar .3, 27-6-4 = jar .4
Problems/Questions:
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