Canopic Box Jars 4 Art Pharaonic - 2 Color Carved Inscriptions Stone Made in Egypt

Made in Egypt type: canopic jars 4 set style: Antique & Decor Brand: Onuris Dimensions for Box: Height: 9.5 cm, Width: 7 cm, Depth 7 cm Dimensions for jars: Height: 5 cm, Width: 2.5 weight: 0.810 kg 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 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. Canopic Box Jars 4 Art Pharaonic - 2 Color Carved Inscriptions Stone Made in Egypt