Canopic Jar Representing the Deity Hapy, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18–20, ca. 1550–1070 B.C., From Egypt; Possibly from Northern Upper Egypt, Abydos, Limestone, paint, H. 26.5 cm (10 7/16 in); diam. 14 cm (5 1/2 in), Canopic jars were made to hold the internal organs that were removed during mummification. This canopic jar, with its baboon-headed lid, probably held the lungs and was under the protection of the god Hapy, one of the Four Sons of Horus.
Canopic Jar Representing the Deity Hapy, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18–20, ca. 1550–1070 B.C., From Egypt; Possibly from Northern Upper Egypt, Abydos, Limestone, paint, H. 26.5 cm (10 7/16 in); diam. 14 cm (5 1/2 in), Canopic jars were made to hold the internal organs that were removed during mummification. This canopic jar, with its baboon-headed lid, probably held the lungs and was under the protection of the god Hapy, one of the Four Sons of Horus