# Canopic Jar of Amenhotep

- By: Ancient Egyptian
- Date: New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep II (about 1427–1400 BCE)
- Medium: Ceramic and pigment
- Classification: Funerary Object
- Dimensions: a (jar): 30.4 × 19 × 19 cm (12 × 7 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.); b (lid): 13.3 × 13.3 × 13.3 cm (5 1/4 × 5 1/4 × 5 1/4 in.)
- Culture: Egypt
- Credit line: Purchased with funds provided by Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/120265)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/e9fca0e0-88dc-4f68-2f0c-2c123bed77fe/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
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One of a set of four jars that belonged to Amenhotep, who oversaw architectural projects in the temple of Amun at Karnak (in present-day Luxor). Now empty, the jars once held Amenhotep’s liver, lungs, intestines, and stomach, which were removed during the mummification process. Each jar has a hand-sculpted stopper that may represent its owner or one of the four sons of Horus, a set of gods associated with these vital organs. An inscription in hieroglyphs on each container promises divine protection over its contents by a different goddess: Selket, Neith, Nephthys, or Isis.

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