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Source Description
During mummification, the internal organs of the deceased were removed from the body and placed in a set of four special containers, the so-called canopic jars. The lids of the jars depicted the heads of a hawk, a human, a jackal, and a baboon, each associated with one of the four "Sons of Horus," the deities responsible for protecting the organs. Responsible for the liver was the human-headed Imsety, while the hawk-headed Kebehsenuef protected the intestines.
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Document identity
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14468
label
Canopic Jar
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obj
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object
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14468
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object
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normalized
title
Canopic Jar
description
During mummification, the internal organs of the deceased were removed from the body and placed in a set of four special containers, the so-called canopic jars. The lids of the jars depicted the heads of a hawk, a human, a jackal, and a baboon, each associated with one of the four "Sons of Horus," the deities responsible for protecting the organs. Responsible for the liver was the human-headed Imsety, while the hawk-headed Kebehsenuef protected the intestines.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 670-640 BCE (Late Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Stone
canopic jars
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
24
height
13.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 7/16 x W: 5 1/4 in. (24 x 13.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
late 25th-26th Dynasty
RelatedObjects
4034
36340
39958
med
limestone, paint
creator_ids
6182
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EGY
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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e2db60a74ec6c375