[Louvre] (in reference to 4 similar pieces) [Louvre] This type of ossuary in terra-cotta, improperly called a "Canoptic" due to similarities with the Egyptian Canoptic jars for the vicera of mummies, is a design unique to the region of Chiusi in the 7th and 6th centuries. They were placed in a large vase, set into the ground. Inside the large vase it sat on a seat of terra-cotta that resembled the bronze thrones of the Villanova period. The cover was modeled in the form of a human head, and the later ones have articulated arms attached to humanize the body of the jar, where the ashes of the deceased were placed. (Caption from the Louvre, translated by Aaron Macks, 2009)
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