Canopic Jar of the Overseer of the Builders of Amun, Amenhotep, Ancient Egyptian, -1427, Art Institu
Canopic Jar of the Overseer of the Builders of Amun, Amenhotep, Ancient Egyptian, -1427, Art Institute of Chicago: Ancient and Byzantine ArtDuring the mummification process, the liver, lungs, stomach, and intestines were removed from the body, separately mummified, and stored in the tomb in four vessels, called Canopic jars. Each organ was placed under the protection of a deity whose head often appears on the stopper of each jar, however the head on this jar depicts the deceased man, named Amunhotep, for whom it was made. Amunhotep held an important civil job as an overseer of building contractors involved in the cult of Amon, the primary god of Thebes (modern-day Luxor in Egypt). Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, and Norman W. HarrisSize: a (jar): 30.4 × 19 × 19 cm (12 × 7 1/5 × 7 1/5 in.) b (lid): 13.3 × 13.3 × 13.3 cm (5 ¼ × 5 ¼ × 5 ¼ in.)Medium: terracotta and pigmenthttps://www.artic.edu/artworks/120265/ -- source link
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