canopic jar

English

Etymology

From Latin Canōpicus, from Canopus +‎ -icus.

Noun

canopic jar (plural canopic jars)

1. (archaeology) An Egyptian pottery container in which the entrails of a mummy have been placed.
   • 1993, Rikki Ducornet, The Jade Cabinet, Dalkey Archive Press, p. 120:

     Had Radulph Tubbs such luck with tombs it is probable that he […] would have uncovered only the four canopic jars containing, respectively, the large intestines, small intestines, heart, and liver.

   Synonym: Canopus