Canopic Box

The canopic chest was an important part of the funerary equipment of the ancient Egyptians since the Old Kingdom. It was made to hold the four canopic jars that contained the wrapped internal organs removed from the corpse during the mummification process.
The contents of this Ptolemaic wooden chest are now lost. Considering its dimensions and the burial customs of the period, it is unlikely that this chest contained canopic jars; the wrapped organs were ratehr placed in it directly.
The shape of the chest recalls a shrine. Only a small part of the lid attached to the right lateral panel is preserved. The sides are painted with the images of the four sons of Horus, protectors of the internal organs. The frontal panel is occupied by the figure of the human-headed Imsety, the rear by the hawk-headed Qebehsenuef, the right lateral side by the baboon-headed Hapy, and the left by the jackal-headed Duamutef.