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Counterweight of a menit necklace with an image of Bastet nursing King Taharqo

Third Intermediate Period, Kushite Period
690–645 BCE
Not on view
This menat, or necklace counterpose, is decorated with a relief scene showing King Taharqo as a child nursed by a the goddess Bastet, implying his divine status. The delicate faience material indicates the menat was not meant for use as part of a menat necklace shaken in temple ceremonies, but rather might have been a temple donation or possibly intended for the pharaoh's burial.

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Object Information
  • Title: Counterweight of a menit necklace with an image of Bastet nursing King Taharqo
  • Period: Third Intermediate Period, Kushite Period
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 25
  • Reign: reign of Taharqo
  • Date: 690–645 BCE
  • Geography: Possibly from Nubia; From Egypt and Sudan
  • Medium: Faience
  • Dimensions: H. 9.6 × W. 4.3 × Th. 0.9 cm (3 3/4 × 1 11/16 × 3/8 in.)
  • Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.160.104
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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