Canopic Jar with Head of Duamutef, New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, ca. 1295–1185 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, H. 23 cm (9 1/16 in.), Canopic jars were made to contain the embalmed viscera removed from the body in the process of mummification. The organs were placed under the protection of the Four Sons of Horus, whose heads form the lids of the jars: Hapy (baboon-headed), Imsety (human-headed), Duamutef (jackal-headed), and Kebehsenuef (falcon-headed)
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