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The Four Sons of Horus
Sale Price $56.00 Shipping and Handling $12
Canopic jars were in use from the Old Kingdom onwards
in Egypt to store various internal organs removed during the process of
mummification. These four genii also represent the four cardinal points
of the compass. Duamutef, the jackal-headed jar representing the east,
contained the stomach and was protected by the goddess Neith. Qebehsenuef,
the falcon-headed jar, representing the west, contained the intestines
and was protected by the goddess Nephthys. Imseti, the human-headed jar
representing the south, contained the liver and was protected by the Goddesss
Isis. The fourth jar had the head of Hapi and contained still further
organs.
This is a set of four small Canopic Jars measuring 4.5" tall with easily removed lids.