Menat with the Heads of the Deities Shu and Tefnut

İsim	Menat with the Heads of the Deities Shu and Tefnut
Basım Tarihi:	664-380 BC (Late Period)
Basım Yeri	- The Walters Art Museum
Konu	Culture: Egyptian \| more \| less
Tür	Diğer
Dil	Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Fiziksel Boyutlar	Dimensions: H: 4 7/16 x W: 2 3/16 x D: 13/16 in. (11.2 x 5.5 x 2.1 cm)
Kütüphane:	Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası	54.1515
Kayıt Numarası	walters-32265
Lokasyon	The Walters Art Museum
Tarih	664-380 BC (Late Period)
Notlar	In rituals for the gods, special instruments were used by priests and priestesses to invoke the deities or to perform rituals before them. One of the most important instruments was the Menat, a counterweight that held elaborate beaded collars in place, used also as a noise-making ritual instrument by rattling the collar's beads. The representation of a broad collar called an Usekh (also called an Aegis, originally a Greek term for "shield") surmounted with the head of a deity functioned as a protective symbol. This combination of the Menat and Usekh is surmounted by the heads of the divine couple Shu (god of the air) and Tefnut (goddess of moisture and corrosive air). They were the first emanations of the primeval god Atum, when he created the world. The Menat is flanked by cobra serpents; the upper part displays the squatting figure of the ram-headed sun god, while the lower part displays an oxyrhynchus fish in a papyrus thicket. For the latest information about this object, statuettes (statues); figurines, visit art.thewalters.org. \| Dynasty: \| Inscriptions: \| Reign: \| Style: \| more \| less
Parçası Olduğu	EGY \| Ancient Art
Malzeme	bronze

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Menat with the Heads of the Deities Shu and Tefnut

Basım Tarihi 664-380 BC (Late Period)

Basım Yeri - The Walters Art Museum

Konu Culture: Egyptian | more | less

Tür Diğer

Dil Belirlenmemiş dil

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Fiziksel Boyutlar Dimensions: H: 4 7/16 x W: 2 3/16 x D: 13/16 in. (11.2 x 5.5 x 2.1 cm)

Kütüphane Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi

Demirbaş Numarası 54.1515

Kayıt Numarası walters-32265

Lokasyon The Walters Art Museum

Tarih 664-380 BC (Late Period)

Notlar In rituals for the gods, special instruments were used by priests and priestesses to invoke the deities or to perform rituals before them. One of the most important instruments was the Menat, a counterweight that held elaborate beaded collars in place, used also as a noise-making ritual instrument by rattling the collar's beads. The representation of a broad collar called an Usekh (also called an Aegis, originally a Greek term for "shield") surmounted with the head of a deity functioned as a protective symbol. This combination of the Menat and Usekh is surmounted by the heads of the divine couple Shu (god of the air) and Tefnut (goddess of moisture and corrosive air). They were the first emanations of the primeval god Atum, when he created the world. The Menat is flanked by cobra serpents; the upper part displays the squatting figure of the ram-headed sun god, while the lower part displays an oxyrhynchus fish in a papyrus thicket. For the latest information about this object, statuettes (statues); figurines, visit art.thewalters.org. | Dynasty: | Inscriptions: | Reign: | Style: | more | less

Parçası Olduğu EGY | Ancient Art

Malzeme bronze