Egyptian Canopic Jar Set of 4 - Brown - Made in Egypt

Canopic Jars were used by the ancient Egyptian during the rituals of mummification processes. These were used as containers in which to hold the internal organs of the deceased that was going to be mummified. The jars had lids or stoppers that were shaped as the head of one of the minor funerary deities known as the Four Sons of Horus. It was the job of these four deities to protect the internal organs of the deceased; the Ancient Egyptians firmly believed that the deceased required his or her organs in order to be reborn in the Afterlife. 

• Sustainably crafted in Luxor, Egypt by skilled multi-generational artisans.
• Packaged in box with decorative hieroglyphic design and an information card.
• Size: 2.25 inches by 2.25 inches and 4.25 inches tall
• Made of durable high-quality polymer resin.

The human-headed Imsety was the guardian of the liver; the baboon-headed Hapy looked after the lungs; the jackal-headed Duamutef was responsible for the stomach; and the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef cared for the intestines.