Canopic Jars Craft
Duanatef, Hapy and Qebehsenuf
During the mummification process the organs were removed
from the corpse and placed in special containers called canopic jars.
We made our own simple versions of these jars using empty ice cream
containers, though any similar sized container would have been suitable.
We used air-drying clay to shape the heads which formed the lids of the
canopic jars. This was then left to dry for 24-48 hours.
We then painted the lids in suitable colours. The body
of the jar was covered in paper and decorated with hieroglyphics – we
actually wrote our names in hieroglyphics for fun.
Variations on this project could include making the lid from papier mache instead of clay –
scrunch up balls of paper to give a basic shape and then apply papier
mache over this, allow to dry and then paint.
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