Publication Date
ca. 950-660 BC (Third Intermediate-Late Period)
Publication Place
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The Walters Art Museum
Subject
Culture: Egyptian | more | less
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Dimensions: H: 3 1/2 x W: 1 1/4 x D: 3/16 in. (8.9 x 3.15 x 0.48 cm)
Library
Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID
48.1626
Record ID
walters-21977
Library Location
The Walters Art Museum
Date
ca. 950-660 BC (Third Intermediate-Late Period)
Notes
This amulet represents a "menat," a counterweight often made of metal worn on the back to keep large necklaces in place. "Menats" were regarded not only as jewelry but also as ritual objects sacred to the goddess Hathor, who was called, among many other titles, "Mistress of the Counterweight." This small-scale "menat" amulet shows the lion-headed goddess Sakhmet - closely associated with Hathor - wearing the sun disk and a broad collar. Below appears an "udjat," the eye of Horus, between two rearing cobras. The disk at the bottom depicts another pair of snakes spreading large protective wings around a seated deity in the middle.For the latest information about this object, amulets; pendants; amulet pendant, visit art.thewalters.org. | Dynasty: 22nd-25th Dynasty | Inscriptions: | Reign: | Style: | more | less
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Egyptian faience with blue glaze
