"The Sacred urn,” an illustration from “Motel of the Mysteries, by David Macauley, reviewed today. The caption says of this purported archaeological find: “This most holy of relicts was discovered in the Inner Chamber. It was carved from a single piece of porcelain and then highly polished. The Urn was the focal point of the burial ceremony. The ranking celebrant, kneeling before the Urn, would chant into it while the water from the sacred spring flowed in to mix with sheets of Sacred Parchment.”
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Press, 30 August 1980, Page 17
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84"The Sacred urn,” an illustration from “Motel of the Mysteries, by David Macauley, reviewed today. The caption says of this purported archaeological find: “This most holy of relicts was discovered in the Inner Chamber. It was carved from a single piece of porcelain and then highly polished. The Urn was the focal point of the burial ceremony. The ranking celebrant, kneeling before the Urn, would chant into it while the water from the sacred spring flowed in to mix with sheets of Sacred Parchment.” Press, 30 August 1980, Page 17
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