Menat with royal name Ptolemy
The menat is a ritual necklace consisting of multiple strings of beads attached to a counterweight, also called a menat, shaped like a pendulum. The necklace could be worn by the goddess Hathor or by others associated with her. The counterweight alone was a magical symbol of the goddess Hathor, and in the New Kingdom and later, small menats were dedicated to the goddess by kings and visitors to her sanctuaries. The Menat here is inscribed with the name of Ptolemy I or the II, the first kings of their dynasty.
Artwork Details
- Title:Menat with royal name Ptolemy
- Period:Early Ptolemaic Period
- Date:ca. 306–246 B.C.
- Geography:From Egypt
- Medium:Faience
- Dimensions:H. 10.4 × W. 5 × Th. 1 cm (4 1/8 × 1 15/16 × 3/8 in.)
- Credit Line:Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
- Object Number:2021.41.14
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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4th century B.C.
360–343 BCE
610–595 B.C.
ca. 872–664 BCE
664–525 BCE
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