Canopic Jar Representing the Deity Duamutef 664–525 BC Late Period, Saite? Canopic jars were made to hold the internal organs that were removed during mummification. This canopic jar, with its jackal-headed lid, probably held the stomach and was under the protection of the god Duamutef, one of the Four Sons of Horus. The other three jars of the set are – Canopic Jar Representing the Deity Duamutef 550774

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