Canopic VasesUsed by the Egyptian priests for the viscera of bodies embalmed, four vases being provided for each body. So called from Canopus, in Egypt, where they were first used. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Canopic Vases from Infoplease:
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