Canopic Jars And Covers Of Lady Senebtisi
Introduction
I am composing this paper to inform you about my visit to the Brooklyn Museum. The reason for my visit to the Brooklyn Museum was to pick an art piece from the Egyptian gallery of my liking and write about it. In this paper I will be writing about the piece “Canopic Jars and Covers of the Lady Senebtisi.
Name and Date of the Piece
The name of this piece is the Canopic Jars and Covers of the Lady Senebtisi. The date of the piece is around 1938-1759 B.C.E during the middle kingdom in Dynasty 12.
Materials and Tools Used
The materials that were utilized to make this piece is Limestone and Paint.
Detailed description of my observation
The Canopic Jars and Covers of Lady Senebtisi is a 3-dimensional art piece. This art work was located in a glass against the wall. Although it was a 3-dimensional sculptor, I was not able to walk around it. In the glass there are …show more content…
I think that the purpose behind the Canopic Jars was to store the internal organs that the Egyptians felt were the most important. Canopic Jars have a major connection with the preservation and the embalmation of the body. The organ was taken out of the body for various reasons. The main reason why the organs were removed from the body was because the Egyptians didn’t want the body to decay quickly. The internal organs that were taken out of the body was the liver, stomach, lungs and the intestines. The organs that were placed in the Jar was known to be protected by the human head used as the cover. Afterwards the Canopic Jars and Covers were put in the tomb next to the body. Egyptians deeply believed that the Pharaohs and the Queens would continue on to the afterlife. Due to this deep belief, they thought they would need these organs so they would be able to use them in the afterlife. Egyptians strongly believed that going through with this process would allow the Pharaohs and the Queens to be reborn in the next
I am composing this paper to inform you about my visit to the Brooklyn Museum. The reason for my visit to the Brooklyn Museum was to pick an art piece from the Egyptian gallery of my liking and write about it. In this paper I will be writing about the piece “Canopic Jars and Covers of the Lady Senebtisi.
Name and Date of the Piece
The name of this piece is the Canopic Jars and Covers of the Lady Senebtisi. The date of the piece is around 1938-1759 B.C.E during the middle kingdom in Dynasty 12.
Materials and Tools Used
The materials that were utilized to make this piece is Limestone and Paint.
Detailed description of my observation
The Canopic Jars and Covers of Lady Senebtisi is a 3-dimensional art piece. This art work was located in a glass against the wall. Although it was a 3-dimensional sculptor, I was not able to walk around it. In the glass there are …show more content…
I think that the purpose behind the Canopic Jars was to store the internal organs that the Egyptians felt were the most important. Canopic Jars have a major connection with the preservation and the embalmation of the body. The organ was taken out of the body for various reasons. The main reason why the organs were removed from the body was because the Egyptians didn’t want the body to decay quickly. The internal organs that were taken out of the body was the liver, stomach, lungs and the intestines. The organs that were placed in the Jar was known to be protected by the human head used as the cover. Afterwards the Canopic Jars and Covers were put in the tomb next to the body. Egyptians deeply believed that the Pharaohs and the Queens would continue on to the afterlife. Due to this deep belief, they thought they would need these organs so they would be able to use them in the afterlife. Egyptians strongly believed that going through with this process would allow the Pharaohs and the Queens to be reborn in the next