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Limestone jackal-headed canopic jar, used to house removed stomach, liver, lungs and intestines, each organ assigned to a different jar, from a mummified Egyptian body. This jar represents Duamutef, one of the four sons of Horus, and is the guardian of the stomach
Wellcome Images Keywords: Ceremony; Burial; Mummies; Container; Funerary rites; Funerary; Ritual; Mummy; Egypt
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1818 × 2896 px