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Source Description
This set of canopic jars was made to contain the internal organs removed from the body during the mummification process. The four sons of the god Horus were believed to protect these organs. The jackal-headed Duamutef protected the stomach; the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef, the intestines; the baboon-headed Hapi, the lungs; and human-headed Imsety, the liver.
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Document identity
localId
77403
label
A Complete Set of Canopic Jars
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.7 (41.171, 41.172, 41.173, 41.174)
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
77403
sourceUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.7 (41.171, 41.172, 41.173, 41.174)
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
A Complete Set of Canopic Jars
description
This set of canopic jars was made to contain the internal organs removed from the body during the mummification process. The four sons of the god Horus were believed to protect these organs. The jackal-headed Duamutef protected the stomach; the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef, the intestines; the baboon-headed Hapi, the lungs; and human-headed Imsety, the liver.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 900-800 BCE (Third Intermediate Period)
citationUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.7 (41.171, 41.172, 41.173, 41.174)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
canopic jars
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
32
height
11.7
depth
13
dimensionsRaw
Qebehsenuef: 12 5/8 x 4 5/8 x 5 1/8 in. (32 x 11.7 x 13 cm);Imsety: 13 9/16 x 4 3/4 x 5 3/16 in. (34.5 x 12 x 13.2 cm);Duamutef: 14 3/16 x 5 11/16 x 5 5/16 in. (36 x 14.4 x 13.5 cm);Hapi: 13 3/8 x 4 13/16 x 5 5/16 in. (34 x 12.3 x 13.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
22nd-23rd Dynasty
med
limestone with paint
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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111a1c4a99d69554