About this artwork
During 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 appears on the stopper of each jar.
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Currently Off View
- Ancient and Byzantine Art
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Artist
- Ancient Egyptian
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Title
- Canopic Jar of the Overseer of the Builders of Amun, Amenhotep
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Origin
- Egypt
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Date
- 1427 BC–1400 BC
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Medium
- Terra-cotta and pigment
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Inscriptions
- Words spoken by Isis: “I place my arms on that which is in me, I protect the Duamutef which is in me [of] the Overseer of the Builders of Amun, Amenhotep, revered by Duamutef.”
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Dimensions
- 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 1/4 × 5 1/4 × 5 1/4 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, and Norman W. Harris
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Reference Number
- 1892.38a-b
Extended information about this artwork
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