These are Funerary Figures of the Four Sons of Horus and are dated to the Late Period – Ptolemaic Period (c. 400-30 B.C.E.). The Sons of Horus were deities ๐น๐น๐น who were charged with protecting ๐ ๐๐ก๐ the internal organs ๐๐ง๐๐น๐ฆ of the deceased ๐ ๐๐ฑ, and were usually represented as the lids of canopic jars.
Whatโs really cool about these statues ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ๐ช is that they are decorated so beautifully ๐ค! I love how they look like mummies ๐๐น๐ ฑ๐พ๐ช (the proper term is โmummiformโ), and how a large broad collar ๐ ฑ๐ด๐๐บ๐ is painted ๐๐ on their chests. Also, each statue ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ has a heart ๐๐๐ฃ amulet ๐๐ช๐ in the middle of the broad collar ๐ ฑ๐ด๐๐บ๐! The details are exquisite!
While each Son of Horus was associated with an organ ๐๐ง๐๐น, they were also each associated with a cardinal direction and were protected ๐ ๐๐ก๐ by a funerary goddess๐น๐. Letโs take a look at each deity (starting from the left):
Duamutef ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ had the head of a jackal ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฅ, protected ๐ ๐๐ก๐ the stomach ๐๐ฃ๐ป, was associated with the East ๐๐๐๐ญ, and was protected by Neith ๐๐๐๐ญ.
Qebehsenuef ๐๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ had the head of a falcon ๐๐๐ก๐ , protected ๐ ๐๐ก๐ the intestines ๐๐ช๐ ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ผ, was associated with the West ๐๐๐๐, and was protected by Selket ๐๐๐๐๐.
Hapy ๐๐๐ช๐ had the head of a baboon, protected ๐ ๐๐ก๐ the lungs ๐๐ด๐ฅ๐ ฑ๐บ, was associated with the North ๐๐, and was protected by Nephthys ๐ ๐๐.
Imsety ๐๐๐ด๐๐ had the head of a human, protected ๐ ๐๐ก๐ the liver ๐ ๐๐๐น๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ, was associated with the South ๐๐ ฑ๐ and was protected by Isis ๐จ๐๐ฅ.