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| Keywords: Egyptian - A Complete Set of Canopic Jars - Walters 41171, 41172, 41173, 41174 - Group.jpg 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 ca 900 800 BC Third Intermediate limestone with paint Qebehsenuef cm 32 11 7 13 ; Imsety cm 34 5 12 13 2 ; Duamutef cm 36 14 4 13 5 ; Hapi cm 34 12 3 13 5 accession number 41 171 41 172 41 173 41 174 77403 Dikran Kelekian Paris and New York Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1912 place of origin Abydos present-day Araba al-Madfuna Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian art in the Walters Art Museum Canopic jars Works of the Egyptian third intermediate period | ||||
