larnax
noun
lar·nax
\ˈlärˌnaks\
Definition of larnax
larnakes
\-nəˌkēz\: a chest usually of terra cotta and often ornamented that was used in ancient Greece especially as a sepulchral chest
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Origin and Etymology of larnax
Greek, perhaps alteration of (assumed) Greek narnax (whence Late Greek narnax chest); akin to Old English nearu narrow — more at narrow
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