Canopic Jar of Maruta

Canopic Jar of Maruta

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Maruta, whose name is inscribed on this canopic jar, was a minor wife of Thutmose III. Her name, probably an early form of the name Martha, suggests that she came from western Asia and was probably married to the king for political reasons. Like her contemporaries, Manuwai (18.8.21a, b) and Manhata (18.8.1a, b), Maruta was absorbed into the Egyptian court and, after her death, she was buried according to Egyptian royal custom. In addition to a set of canopic jars, a silver libation vessel (18.8.20a, b) and a heart scarab (26.8.145) are inscribed with her name.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.