Canopic chest from the Tomb of Tutankhamun, 14th century BC. Artist: Unknown

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Canopic chest from the Tomb of Tutankhamun, 14th century BC. Canopic chests contained the organs which had been removed during mummification: the lungs, liver, stomach and intestines. Found in the collection of the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

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