Unique Egyptian Art Canopic Jars Alabaster Carved Sculpture Stone Heavy Made in Egypt

four sons of Horus: Hapy - Duamutef - Imsety - Qebehsenuef The four sons of Horus were a group of four gods in Egyptian religion, who were essentially the personifications of the four canopic jars, which accompanied mummified bodies. canopic jars Alabaster Antique Art Sculpture Made in Egypt weight: 2.500 kg set 4 Brand: Onuris Shipping We ship within three business days of payment, usually sooner. Shipping service DHL Express Payment We accept payment by PayPal method Customer satisfaction is very important to us. If you have any problem with your order, please contact us & we will do our best to make you satisfied. Please visit our store to check out other items for sale! Thank you for shopping at Onuris store. History The four sons of Horus were a group of four gods in Egyptian religion, who were essentially the personifications of the four canopic jars, which accompanied mummified bodies. Since the heart was thought to embody the soul, it was left inside the body. The brain was thought only to be the origin of mucus, so it was reduced to liquid, removed with metal hooks, & discarded. This left the stomach (and small intestines), liver, large intestines, & lungs, which were removed, embalmed & stored, each organ in its own jar. There were times when embalmers deviated from this scheme: during the 21st Dynasty they embalmed & wrapped the viscera & returned them to the body, while the canopic jars remained empty symbols. Canopic jars used by the ancient Egyptians during the mummification process to store & reserve the viscera of their owner for the afterlife. They were commonly either carved from limestone or were made of pottery. These jars were used by the ancient Egyptians from the time of the Old Kingdom until the time of the Late Period or the Ptolemaic Period, by which time the viscera were simply wrapped & placed with the body. The viscera were not kept in a single canopic jar: each jar was reserved for specific organs. The name canopic reflects the mistaken association by early Egyptologists with the Greek legend of Canopus. Canopic jars of the Old Kingdom were rarely inscribed & had a plain lid. in the Middle Kingdom inscriptions became more usual, & the lids were often in the form of human heads. By the Nineteenth dynasty each of the four lids depicts one of the four sons of Horus, as guardians of the organs. four sons of Horus: Hapy - Duamutef - Imsety - Qebehsenuef Unique Egyptian Art Canopic Jars Alabaster Carved Sculpture Stone Heavy Made in Egypt