Canopic jars are v-shaped vessels that are hollowed out in the middle and topped with either plain or iconographic stoppers. They ranged in heights from about 14 to 50 cm (5.5 to 20 in), including the lid, and in diameters of anywhere from 6 to 20 cm (2.4 to 7.9 in).

canopic jar, in ancient Egyptian funerary ritual, covered vessel of wood, stone, pottery, or faience in which was buried the embalmed viscera removed from a body during the process of mummification.

2025年1月15日 · Canopic jars are essential artifacts from ancient Egyptian burial practices, symbolizing their spiritual beliefs and advanced mummification techniques. These containers were specifically designed to store and protect the internal organs removed during mummification, ensuring the deceased’s readiness for the afterlife .

Canopic jars are four ancient Egyptian vessels made of pottery used for storing the remains of a human body. They were used during the time of the Fourth Dynasty (2575-2467 BCE) to the Roman Period (30 BCE- 439 CE).

2025年1月24日 · Objects intended as containers for internal organs removed during the mummification process are generally called canopic. They consist of jars and boxes as well as miniature sarcophagi and masks. It refers to all kinds of vessels intended to hold the viscera taken for mummification in ancient Egypt.

2023年3月18日 · Canopic jars are often fashioned from limestone, clay, or ceramics to store and preserve the vital organs of the deceased. Throughout most eras of Ancient Egyptian history, a set of four canopic jars constituted an important component of burial.

The Canopic Jars are made of terracotta or stone vessels. The Egyptians used them as containers to hold and preserve the organs of the owner during the mummification process for his afterlife journey.

By the late Eighteenth Dynasty canopic jars had come to feature the four sons of Horus. Many sets of jars survive from this period, in alabaster, aragonite, calcareous stone, and blue or green glazed porcelain. The sons of Horus were also the gods of the cardinal compass points.