Canopic Jars

Farin Glaze 1Farin Canopic JarIn art we made Canopic jars and Ancient Egyptian pottery. On the left is my Canopic jar. There are normally four Canopic jars and my jars symbolizes the falcon head jar. Canopic jars would hold different organs like the liver, stomach, intestines, and lungs. The falcon head Canopic jar held the intestines. On the right is me glazing a piece of Ancient Egyptian pottery. We were making Canopic jars and pottery to go in the tomb. Pottery was put inside the tomb to hold food in the afterlife. My favorite part of this project is constructing my Canopic jar because I thought it was the most challenging part and it was very fun.

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