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Ancient Egypt: Death and the Afterlife
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Canopic Jar Lid with the Head of the Baboon God Hapy

Canopic jars were used to store organs from the mummy's body for the afterlife. The baboon-headed canopic jar was called 'Hapy' and would hold the lungs

 

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