Canopic Jar of Manhata

Canopic Jar of Manhata

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two canopic jars inscribed with the name Manhata are on display in the Museum (18.8.1a, b, .3a, b). These are part of a set of jars that once held the four internal organs that were removed during the mummification process. Each is inscribed with a text placing the organ inside under the protection of one of the Four Sons of Horus. Manhata, whose name suggests that she came from western Asia, also had a silver libation jar (18.8.22a, b) and a heart amulet (26.8.144) 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.