canopic jar

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

canopic jar
    n 1: a jar used in ancient Egypt to contain entrails of an
         embalmed body [syn: {canopic jar}, {canopic vase}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

canopic jar \ca*no"pic jar`\ n.
   a jar used in ancient Egyptian tombs to contain the
   intestines of a person who was mummified for burial; -- also
   called {canopic vase}. [Also spelled {Canopic jar}.]
   [PJC]