{"product_id":"egyptian-canopic-jar-hand-carved-stone-made-in-egypt","title":"Egyptian Canopic Jar Hand-Carved Stone - Made in Egypt","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Egyptian canopic jar features the human-headed Imsety. This jar has a removable lid. This is a very rare, vintage jar made from hand-carved stone. Each one is unique and fragile. There are some differences in the style, lid fit and carvings. Please review photos carefully. Made in Luxor, Egypt! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour order comes with one statue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eSize: 2.25 inches by 2.25 inches by 4.5 inches tall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCanopic Jars were used by the ancient Egyptians during the rituals of the mummification process. These were used as containers in which to hold the internal organs of the deceased who 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.    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe best-known versions of these jars have lids in the shape of the heads of protective deities called the four Sons of Horus. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe lid of the jar here is removable, but the cavity is not large enough to hold an organ. The \"dummy\" jar dates to a period during which the internal organs were mummified and then placed back into the mummy, but canopic jars continued to be included as part of the burial equipment in order to ensure the protection of the four Sons of Horus.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Discoveries Egyptian Imports","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46435540467862,"sku":"S144","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1015\/0847\/files\/20260625_230727.jpg?v=1782490190","url":"https:\/\/egyptianimports.com\/products\/egyptian-canopic-jar-hand-carved-stone-made-in-egypt","provider":"Discoveries Egyptian Imports","version":"1.0","type":"link"}