larnax

noun

lar·​nax

ˈlärˌnaks

plural larnakes

-nəˌkēz

: a chest usually of terra cotta and often ornamented that was used in ancient Greece especially as a sepulchral chest

Word History

Etymology

Greek, perhaps alteration of (assumed) Greek narnax (whence Late Greek narnax chest); akin to Old English nearu narrow

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