ancientart: A Complete Set of Canopic Jars, Egyptian, between circa 900 and circa 800 BC (Third

ancientart:

A Complete Set of Canopic Jars, Egyptian, between circa 900 and circa 800 BC (Third Intermediate), limestone with paint. 

This set of canopic jars was made to contain the internal organs removed from the body during the mummification process. The four sons of the god Horus were believed to protect these organs. The jackal-headed Duamutef protected the stomach; the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef, the intestines; the baboon-headed Hapi, the lungs; and human-headed Imsety, the liver.

Courtesy & currently located at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA.