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canopic jar
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ca`no´pic jar`
n.1.a jar used in ancient Egyptian tombs to contain the intestines of a person who was mummified for burial; - also called canopic vase.
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Noun1.canopic jarcanopic jar - a jar used in ancient Egypt to contain entrails of an embalmed body
canopic vase
jar - a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles


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Priests would first remove the liver, stomach, intestines, and lungs, preserving them in special containers called canopic jars.
Secrets of the mummies: what can we learn about ancient Egypt from ... by Hanson-Harding, Alexandra / Junior Scholastic
Teams make student-sized mummies (with canopic jars for corpses' organs) and sarcophagi from plaster or paper; decorate sarcophagi with carefully chosen hieroglyphics.
Project starter: exploring ancient Egypt by Instructor (1990)
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