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Head of the god Imsety from canopic jar of King Atlanersa
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Atlanersa
653–643 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Nuri, Pyramid 20
Medium/Technique
Marble
Dimensions
Height: 12.6 cm (4 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1066
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On display at National Center of Afro-American Artists, Inc., since February 23, 1994
On display at National Center of Afro-American Artists, Inc., since February 23, 1994
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Canopics and canopic boxes
DescriptionLid from a canopic jar, in the form of the human-headed god Imsety; face slightly battered.
ProvenanceFrom Pyramid 20 at Nuri. 1917: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, February 1917; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.