Ancient Egyptian Imesty or Amset Canopic Jar, New Kingdom, Egyptian Museum, Turin. Grey background. The canopic jars were four in number, each for


Ancient Egyptian Imesty or Amset Canopic Jar, New Kingdom, Egyptian Museum, Turin. Grey background. The canopic jars were four in number, each for the safekeeping of particular human organs: the stomach, intestines, lungs, and liver, all of which, it was believed, would be needed in the afterlife. Imsety, the human-headed god representing the South, whose jar contained the liver and was protected by the goddess Isis.


Size: 6803px × 9566px
Location: Egyptian Museum, Turin, Italy
Photo credit: © funkyfood London - Paul Williams / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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