Title: Monkey canopic jar

 

Dimensions (cm): 34x20x6

 

Artist: Alicia Panzzaneti

 

Editor: Rick Pauley

 

Region: Middle East

 

Description:

Used in the mummification process, Canopic Jars stored and preserved the organs. This style was used starting in the 19th Dynasty which ruled from c. 1292 to 1187 BC. It was during the 19th Dynasty that the lids began to depict the four sons of Horus. This jar bearing the head of Hapi, a hamadryas baboon, was used to protect the lungs.