Pair of Egyptian Alabaster Canopic Jars

Origin: EgyptCirca: Late Dynastic Period, 26th, 664 BC to 332 BCDimensions: 11.5" Height x 8" Width (29.2 cm x 20.3 cm)Medium: Alabaster Canopic jars were a fundamental part of the mummification process in Ancient Egypt. When embalmers removed organs from the body, they preserved them, and placed them in these jars. Each jar, which is linked to a specific god, stored a particular organ. These two beautiful alabaster jars are inscribed with five columns of hieroglyphic text that feature traditional apotropaic formulae. The jar on the left invokes the goddess Isis and Imsety, while the one on the right invokes Neith and Duamutef.  Both jars have elegantly curved shoulders, a robust body, and sides that taper to a flat base.