Description: Set of 4 Large Bronze Canopic Jars Set of 4 Large Bronze Canopic Jars Click images to enlarge Description Antique Set Of Egyptian Bronze Canopic Jars Ancient Egypt Funerary Organ Vessels Physical:Qebehsenuef: 5" (12.7 cm) high x 2 1/2" (6.4 cm) wide; 15.1 oz (428 g) Imsety: 5" (12.7 cm) high x 2 1/2" (6.4 cm) wide; 14.9 oz (422 g) Duamutef: 5 1/2" (14 cm) high x 2 1/2" (6.4 cm) wide; 14.4 oz (408 g) Hapi: 5" (12.7 cm) high x 2 1/2" (6.4 cm) wide; 14.7 oz (417 g)Bronze Timeline:New Kingdom, c. 1549 BC - c. 1077 BC History:Canopic Jar - In ancient Egyptian funerary ritual, covered vessel of wood, stone, pottery, metal or faience in which was buried the embalmed viscera removed from a body during the process of mummification. The earliest canopic jars, which came into use during the Old Kingdom (c. 2575–c. 2130 BCE), had plain lids, but during the Middle Kingdom (c. 1938–c. 1630 BCE) the jars were decorated with sculpted human heads; from the 19th dynasty until the end of the New Kingdom (1539–1075 BCE), the heads represented the four sons of the god Horus (jackal-headed Duamutef, falcon-headed Qebehsenuf, human-headed Imset, and baboon-headed Hapy). From the 21st to the 25th dynasty (1075–664 BCE), the practice began of returning the embalmed viscera to the body, prompting the appearance of “dummy” canopic jars, vessels in the shape of images of the sons of Horus but with no interior cavity.
Price: 1200 USD
Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Provenance: Luxor; Private Collection; Acquired 1964-1978
Country/Region of Manufacture: Egypt
Handmade: Yes
Culture: Egyptian
