Cleveland Museum of Art
Canopic Jar with Jackal's Head (lid)
664–525 BCE
This jar is made of travertine stone-- subtle in color and with a captivating natural pattern-- with hieroglyphics carved on the front. Such jars were used to hold internal organs of the deceased and to preserve them for the afterlife.
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