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Canopic Jar with Falcon's Head (lid), 664–525 BC. travertine, The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1921.1018.b. CC0.
Canopic Jar with Falcon's Head (lid)
664–525 BC
Maker Unknown
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Canopic Jar with Falcon's Head (lid), 664–525 BC. Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 26. Travertine; The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund 1921.1018.b The falcon-headed deity Qebehsenuef protected the contents of this canopic jar. It contained the remains of the deceased's intestines, which were kept safe for the afterlife.