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Type: Canopic Jar Type: Canopic Jar
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Canopic Jar of Djehuty-Nakht
Canopic Jar of Djehuty-Nakht

The canopic jar of Djehuty-Nakht, used to store embalmed internal organs, is finely polished and has a human-headed lid. The name of Duamutef is written between the two human arms incised on the surface of the jar.

Canopic Jar

Canopic Jar of Set-ari-ben, the Daughter of Hana
Canopic Jar of Set-ari-ben, the Daughter of Hana

One of the four canopic jars which had contained the internal organs extracted during the embalming process. The covers bear the head of a jackal or "Duamutef." The jar has four vertical columns of hieroglyphs bearing the name and the title of the owner who is Set-ari-ben daughter of Hana.

Canopic Jar

Canopic Jar with Falcon-Head Lid
Canopic Jar with Falcon-Head Lid

The lid of this large, hollow, alabaster canopic jar is shaped like a falcon-head. Several columns of hieroglyphic text are carved on the front of the jar.

Canopic Jar

Canopic Jar with Human-Headed Lid
Canopic Jar with Human-Headed Lid

This canopic jar, which was used to store embalmed internal organs, has a lid shaped like the head of a man. The man is portrayed wearing a long wig that falls to his shoulders and a long divine beard.

Canopic Jar

Canopic Jar with a Human Head
Canopic Jar with a Human Head

A canopic jar formed of two parts; the body and the lid. The lid bears the head of a king wearing the Egyptian headdress known as Nemes. The Canopic jars are the four funerary jars, in which the internal organs of the deceased are preserved. The organs were removed during the mummification process and preserved.

Canopic Jar

Four Canopic Jars of Thuya
Four Canopic Jars of Thuya

These four alabaster jars contained packages in the shape of human mummies, each wrapped in cloth and topped with a small gilded mask.

Canopic Jar

Four Canopic Jars of the Lady of the House of Amun
Four Canopic Jars of the Lady of the House of Amun

Four limestone canopic jars that belonged to the Lady of the House and Chantress of Amun called Rewedj-ta-en-tay, from the New Kingdom or later. The heads (human, baboon, jackal and falcon) show few details, but are finely carved and polished. The heads represent four deities known as the four sons of Horus and the texts inscribed beg each of them to grant offerings to the lady owner of the jars.

Canopic Jar

Four Canopic Jars with Clean Shaven Heads
Four Canopic Jars with Clean Shaven Heads

Canopic jars were used to preserve the internal organs of the mummy. Their stoppers were adorned with four different heads: a man, a falcon, a baboon and a jackal, and are recognized by their names, which are inscribed on the jars.

Canopic Jar

Hadara Container
Hadara Container

A Hadara container dates from the Hellenistic period. It has a broad rim and a pear-shaped body. It is adorned with drawings of fish and flowers. The concave base is decorated with long harmonious lines colored white and orange.

Canopic Jar

Human-Headed Canopic Jar with the Name of Imsety
Human-Headed Canopic Jar with the Name of Imsety

This canopic jar, that was used to store embalmed internal organs, has a lid shaped like the head of a man. The facial features are carved in low relief.

Canopic Jar

Human-Headed Canopic Jar with the Name of Qebehsenuef
Human-Headed Canopic Jar with the Name of Qebehsenuef

This canopic jar, which is used to store the embalmed internal organs of the deceased, has a lid shaped like a person's head. The figure on the lid is wearing a long three-part wig that falls on his shoulders.

Canopic Jar

Three Canopic Jars
Three Canopic Jars

These canopic jars, used to store the embalmed internal organs, were found in an unidentified tomb. The facial features on these lids could be either those of Meritaten, Akhenaten's eldest daughter, or those of Kiya, his second wife.

Canopic Jar

Unmarked Canopic Jar with Human-Headed Lid
Unmarked Canopic Jar with Human-Headed Lid

The canopic jar has a human-headed lid with the facial features accurately carved. Unlike most canopic jars, there are no hieroglyphs on the front surface of the jar to indicate the name of the deceased or that of a protective deity.

Canopic Jar

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