Canopic Jar Lid
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
This lively image records the lower New York harbor between southern Brooklyn and Staten Island that is now spanned by the Verrazano Bridge. Thomas Chambers's paintings are often based on prints, and they were seldom signed or date. His style was distinguished by a bold sense of composition and brilliant coloring, often with an enamel-like finish. This view is based on William Bartlett's engraving published in American Scenery (1840).
Caption
Canopic Jar Lid, ca. 1390–1185 B.C.E.. Wood, 5 5/16 x 5 7/8 x 5 11/16 in. (13.5 x 15 x 14.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.35. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.226.35_erg456.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Gallery
Not on view
Title
Canopic Jar Lid
Date
ca. 1390–1185 B.C.E.
Dynasty
late Dynasty 18 or Dynasty 19
Period
late New Kingdom
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Wood
Classification
Dimensions
5 5/16 x 5 7/8 x 5 11/16 in. (13.5 x 15 x 14.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number
86.226.35
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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