Canopic Jar of Princess Sithathoryunet - Qebehsenuef

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ca. 1887–1813 B.C. · Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), paint · Egyptian Art

The four canopic jars of the king's daughter Sithathoryunet all have human-headed lids like most jars dating to the Middle Kingdom. The jars were intended to store the four internal organs removed during mummification, the lungs, liver, intestines, and stomach. The inscriptions on the jars invoke the four funerary goddesses and the Four Sons of Horus who protect these organs. The inscription on this jar invokes Selket and Qebehsunuef, who protect the intestines.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1887–1813 B.C.

Medium

Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), paint

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Rogers Fund and Henry Walters Gift, 1916