Canopic Urn with Lid
CultureFrench
Date1804
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/4 inches (31.12 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Renken Sr.
Object number64-43/5 A,B
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DescriptionColumnar-shaped vessels with circular spreading foot; eight holes at top; circular lid with sphinx head.ProvenancePurchased by Mrs. Sibyl Ellis Renken (1894 -1962) from McMillen Interiors, New York;
Mr. Harry Jay Renken Senior (1891-1964) and Mrs. Sibyl Renken, Dallas, Texas;
Inherited by Mr. Harry J. Renken Jr. (1921-1995) and Mrs. Loudell Renken (1921-2014), Dallas, Texas by 1964;
Their gift to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1964.
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