Fine Authentic Antique Egyptian Stone Qebehsenuf Canopic Jar head of a Falcon and carried and guarded the intestines (Organs Storage Jar)..........Large Size with great details.....Date: close to 300 years old.
+ 10.5 cm (4.2" Inches) Tall & 5.5 cm (2.2" Inches) in Diameter
+ [44] grams of weight.
+ Intact in original condition, No repairs or restoration
+ Place of Origin is Luxor / Egypt
ANCIENT CANOPIC JARS: 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 ancient Egyptians before mummifying their pharaohs and dead took out the internal soft organs. These organs contained a lot of fluid and could cause the body to putrefy and decompose quickly. 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 buying Ancient Egyptians firmly believed that the deceased required his or her organs in order to be reborn in the Afterlife. For use in the afterlife they would be bandaged and vital organs placed individually in Canopic Jars.
Product code: Antique Egyptian Ancient Qebehsenuf Falcon Head Stone Canopic buying Jar Organ Storage