Uncovering the mysteries of an Ancient Egyptian canopic jar

"It seems to me that aesthetically this goes well beyond meeting the need of surviving into the afterlife."

Curator Janice Kamrin on an Egyptian canopic jar.

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Throughout 2013, The Met invited curators from across the Museum to each talk about one artwork that changed the way they see the world.

Photography by Eileen Travell

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