Ancient Egyptian containers used to hold the internal organs that were removed from a dead person before mummification. They are typically found in sets of four jars, one each for the lungs, stomach, intestines and liver.

Among the ancient Egyptians, canopic jars were covered funerary vases, intended to keep the viscera of mummified corpses. Jars were made from various materials, including alabaster, limestone, pottery, wood, and bronze. All the viscera were not kept in a single canopic jar, but rather each organ in its own.