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canopic jar
noun
ca·no·pic jar
kə-ˈnō-pik- 
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: a jar in which the ancient Egyptians preserved the viscera of a deceased person usually for burial with the mummy
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Found in a hidden burial chamber near the Great Pyramid of her son King Khufu, the collection includes her bed, chair, sarcophagus, canopic jars, and a box of bracelets.
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Nada El Sawy, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Dec. 2024
Any internal organs removed during the process were typically placed in canopic jars, each featuring an iconographic lid with one of the four sons of the Egyptian god Horus to protect each organ.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Nov. 2024
While most prior similar studies focused on samples gleaned from the bandages and tissues of actual mummies, this latest study focuses on the balms used to embalm accompanying organs stored in canopic jars.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2023
Enlarge / One of the limestone canopic jars that once held mummified organs of the Egyptian noblewoman Senetnay (c. 1450 BCE).
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2023
This limestone canopic jar contained the organs of Egyptian noblewoman Senetnay preserved in balm.
—Popular Science, 31 Aug. 2023
These specialists determined that the stone sculpture is the lid to an Egyptian canopic jar, depicting the funeral deity Imsety.
—Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Aug. 2022
This Egyptian canopic jar lid, which was seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Tennessee, could be up to 3,000 years old.
—Sophie Reardon, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2022
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Nada El Sawy, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Dec. 2024
Any internal organs removed during the process were typically placed in canopic jars, each featuring an iconographic lid with one of the four sons of the Egyptian god Horus to protect each organ.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Nov. 2024
While most prior similar studies focused on samples gleaned from the bandages and tissues of actual mummies, this latest study focuses on the balms used to embalm accompanying organs stored in canopic jars.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2023
Enlarge / One of the limestone canopic jars that once held mummified organs of the Egyptian noblewoman Senetnay (c. 1450 BCE).
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2023
This limestone canopic jar contained the organs of Egyptian noblewoman Senetnay preserved in balm.
—Popular Science, 31 Aug. 2023
These specialists determined that the stone sculpture is the lid to an Egyptian canopic jar, depicting the funeral deity Imsety.
—Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Aug. 2022
This Egyptian canopic jar lid, which was seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Tennessee, could be up to 3,000 years old.
—Sophie Reardon, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2022
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“Canopic jar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canopic%20jar. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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