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单词 Canopic jar
释义

Canopic jar

/kəˈnəʊpɪk /
(also Canopic vase)
noun
A covered urn used in ancient Egyptian burials to hold the entrails and other visceral organs from an embalmed body.In another little room there's the shrine which contains the Canopic vases and here are the four guardian figures of girls which Professor Breasted told me were masterpieces of art....
  • The heads of the Canopic jars represent the four sons of Horus.
  • The very rare and precious inheritance of the Museum consists in relief cippi, bucaros, Canopic vases and inscriptions.

Origin

Late 19th century: Canopic from Latin Canopicus, from Canopus, the name of a town in ancient Egypt.

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