The ancient Egyptians believed in an elaborate burial ritual that incorporated mummification of the human form to preserve the body so later it would reunite with the deceased in the after life. Canopic jars were used to preserve and protect precious organs that also would come back to the individual in the after life. Each burial had four jars. In earlier years the jars were simple with simple lids. During the middle period, human heads resembling the deceased were created in the lid form and in the later period animal symbols were used to represent The Four Sons of Horus. In your final assignment for the semester you have been asked to create four canopic jars of your own design and purpose, ideas are endless. Your genuine and conceptual intentions are a large part of this assignment.

Requirements:

• Project proposal must be completed by the end of class and discussed and approved before you begin
• Jar body must be 6” or more in height and no smaller then 4” in width
• Jar body can be wheel thrown or hand built using the techniques that you have learned in class
• All jars must have finished bottoms, trimmed or well sculpted
• Jar lids must all have a sculptural form incorporated into its design
• All jars must have conceptual intention or purpose related to the assignment above and you must be able to articulate all these ideas.
• Lids must be well-crafted and fit jars