Canopic Jar of Manhata

Canopic Jar of Manhata

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This is one of two canopic jars inscribed with the name Manhata that are on display in the Museum (see also 18.8.1a, b). Originally, Manhata had four such jars, each meant to hold one of the four internal organs (liver, lungs, stomach, and intestines) removed during the mummification process. The text on this jar places the organ inside under the protection of Duamutef, 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.