Reproduction
Object Category
canopic jars
Description
Red burnished pottery canopic jar with arms holding ankh and waz in low relief either side of hieroglyphic inscription for WAH-KA. Pot and lid both cracked and reparied - pot with plaster which has swollen and damaged pot - lid part missing.
Collection Place
Qau
Collection Place Notes
Tomb of Wahka. Purchased by Petrie in Cairo
Publications
- Petrie, William Matthew Flinders, Antaeopolis, The Tombs of Qau, p.10 and 23. Pl. XIII,6 (lid)
- Raisman, Vivien, Canopic Equipment in the Petrie Collection
Production Period
12th Dynasty
Material
Dimensions
height: 29 cms
lid width: 36.5 cms
Provenance
Purchased by Petrie in Cairo
Accession Number
LDUCE-UC16125
Administration Name
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
