SurgiCat | Details |

Sidebar content	Main content
Actions Displays	Remove from selection Add to selection Reproduction Object numberRCSHM/Z 105 Part 1 CollectionCollege Museum CategoryCeramics, Archaeological artefacts Object namecanopic jars DescriptionStopper for Egyptian calcite canopic jar, decorated with the god Imset who was the protective deity of the liver, probably from the 18th Dynasty (1567-1320 BC) This stopper probably dates from the 18th Dynasty (1567-1320 BC). However the jar itself is of later date, probably 19th Dynasty (c. 1320-1200 BC) or 26th Dynasty (c. 664-525 BC). This mismatching is not unusual as tomb robbers and unscrupulous dealers often put together unrelated sets for their buyers. This jar (and its pair) were formerly the property of the surgeon Sir John Bland-Sutton (1855-1936) and were displayed in his consulting rooms. , Egypt Owner/user Sutton, Sir John Bland-, 1855-1936, 1st Baronet, surgeon Owner/user Sutton, Lady Edith Goff Bland-, 1865-1943, wife of Sir John bequeathed Sutton, Lady Edith Goff Bland-, 1865-1943, wife of Sir John (1943) Related objectsRCSHM/Z 106 Physical Location LocationNot on public display: contact museum for access conditions

Reproduction

Object numberRCSHM/Z 105 Part 1

CategoryCeramics, Archaeological artefacts

DescriptionStopper for Egyptian calcite canopic jar, decorated with the god Imset who was the protective deity of the liver, probably from the 18th Dynasty (1567-1320 BC) This stopper probably dates from the 18th Dynasty (1567-1320 BC). However the jar itself is of later date, probably 19th Dynasty (c. 1320-1200 BC) or 26th Dynasty (c. 664-525 BC). This mismatching is not unusual as tomb robbers and unscrupulous dealers often put together unrelated sets for their buyers. This jar (and its pair) were formerly the property of the surgeon Sir John Bland-Sutton (1855-1936) and were displayed in his consulting rooms.

, Egypt

Owner/user

Sutton, Sir John Bland-, 1855-1936, 1st Baronet, surgeon

Owner/user

Sutton, Lady Edith Goff Bland-, 1865-1943, wife of Sir John

bequeathed

Sutton, Lady Edith Goff Bland-, 1865-1943, wife of Sir John (1943)

Related objectsRCSHM/Z 106

Physical Location

LocationNot on public display: contact museum for access conditions

Physical Location

Contact us: