Ex private collection private France 70s. after, auction house. The seller guarantees that he acquired this piece according to all national and international laws related to the ownership of cultural property. Provenance statement seen by Catawiki. The seller will take care that any necessary permits, like an export license will be arranged, he will inform the buyer about the status of it if this takes more than a few day A blue, flat-backed faience amulet of one of the four sons of Horus, the baboon-headed god Hapi, depicted as a mummy. Pierced at the head to allow for stitching to the mummy bandages. The Four Sons of Horus were deities, each with a different head, who protected a different internal organ. For Imsety, (the human-headed deity) it was the liver; for Duamutef, (the jackal-headed deity) the stomach; for Hapi (baboon-headed deity), the lungs; and for Qebehsenuef (falcon-headed deity), it was the intestines. The heart was not removed from the deceased, as it was believed to be the resting place of the soul.