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Canopic Jars of Nebsen and Senwosret
Middle Kingdom
Not on view
This object is not part of The Met collection. It was in the Museum for a special exhibition and has been returned to the lender.
Canopic jars were made to contain the four internal organs removed during the mummification process (stomach, liver, intestines, lungs). Earlier examples had flat or domed lids, but human-headed lids were introduced by the early Middle Kingdom. Three of these jars are inscribed for Nebsen, while the fourth jar, found in the same tomb, names Senwosret. It is likely that two sets of jars were manufactured in the same workshop and at some point mixed.
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