An urn for holding a person's ashes after cremation, especially as used by Classical and prehistoric cultures.
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- Urn burial is an ancient Graeco-Roman practice, and to this day, the ashes of the dead are often preserved in cinerary urns.
- Four cinerary urns, now held in the Exeter Museum, were uncovered.
- Some of the additional bone recovered from the cinerary urn had previously been identified as cremated or burned animal remains.