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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. Baboon-headed Hapi was responsible for the lungs.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
36340
label
Canopic Jar with Baboon Head
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
36340
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Canopic Jar with Baboon Head
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. Baboon-headed Hapi was responsible for the lungs.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Luxor]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
7th century BCE (Late Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
canopic jars
covers
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
25
height
13.3
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 9 13/16 x 5 1/4 in. (25 x 13.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
RelatedObjects
4034
39958
med
limestone, paint
creator_ids
6182
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none
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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4e24c81e3ea71d3c