Picture No | 10189769 |
Date | BCE |
Description | CANOPIC JAR |
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'Canopic' jars, from the city of Canopis, are used to store the hearts or other organs of deceased people whose bodies have been mummified.
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Source | Engraving by an unnamed artist in Bernard de Montfaucon L'Antiquite explique et represente en figures ca 1720 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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