Canopic Jar Representing the Deity Duamutef, ca. 1550–1070

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Canopic Jar Representing the Deity Duamutef, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18–20, ca. 1550–1070 , From Egypt; Possibly from Northern Upper Egypt, Abydos, Limestone, paint, H. 31 cm (12 3/16 in); diam. cm (5 5/16 in), Canopic jars were made to hold the internal organs that were removed during mummification. This canopic jar, with its falcon-headed lid, probably held the stomach and was under the protection of the god Duamutef, one of the Four Sons of Horus

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