also: カノプスつぼ · カノープスつぼ
Canopic jar; Canopic vase
Refers to the ancient Egyptian funerary vessel used to store the internal organs of a mummy.
Beautiful Canopic jars were discovered in the tomb of King Tutankhamun.
Canopic jars have lids shaped like the heads of different gods.
From the name of the ancient Egyptian city Canopus (カノポス), where such jars were first studied or associated with the god Osiris in Canopic form.