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A Complete Set of Canopic Jars
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A Complete Set of Canopic Jars
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English: 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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between circa 900 and circa 800 BC (Third Intermediate)
1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters
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Acquired by Henry Walters, 1912
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