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Canopic Jar, 22nd Dynasty, about 945-715 BCE. Provenance unknown. The British Museum, (photo taken at The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney Australia)

A calcite canopic jar from Saqqara, Egypt. XXVI Dynasty. (Archaeological Museum, Pavia, Italy)

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Canopic Jars Of Djedbastetiuefankh. Dynasty, about 380-343 BCE. Hawara, Egypt Limestone. Once removed from the chest and abdomen, the organs were embalmed separately and placed in canopic jars. There were usually four organ bundles, each...

The gods and goddesses of Ancient Egypt were an integral part of the people's everyday lives for over 3,000 years. There were over 2,000 deities in the Egyptian pantheon, many whose names are well known - Isis, Osiris, Horus, Amun, Ra, Hathor...

Canopic jars of Djedbastetiuefankh, 30th Dynasty, c. 380–343 BCE, Hawara, Egypt, limestone, EA 22374, EA 22375, EA 22376, and EA 22377.

Two alabaster canopic jars of Ptakhotep. III Intermediate Period, XXI-XXIV Dynasty. (Egyptian Museum, Turin)

Each of the jars contains a shallow cavity too small to accommodate a package of wrapped viscera. The inscriptions associate Duamutef and Qebhsennuef with a falcon and a jackal respectively. 25th Dynasty, c. 700 BCE. From Egypt, precise provenance...

This calcite-alabaster chest and its lid were made for storing the canopic jars of Shoshenq I (reigned 943-922 BCE), the founder of the 22nd (Bubastite or Libyan) Dynasty of Egypt. The nomen and prenomen cartouches of Shoshenq I are carved...

Canopic Box Of Nesaarud. 25th-early 26th Dynasties. (680-600 BCE). Probably from Thebes, Egypt. From the Middle Kingdom onwards (about 2040-1650 BCE), canopic jars were sometimes stored in boxes. Here, the Sons of Horus are depicted on each...