Menat of Taharqo: the King Being Nursed by the Lion-Headed Goddess Bastet

Third Intermediate Period

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 125

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.

Menat of Taharqo: the King Being Nursed by the Lion-Headed Goddess Bastet, Faience

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Menat of Taharqo: the King Being Nursed by the Lion-Headed Goddess Bastet, Faience
Menat of Taharqo: the King Being Nursed by the Lion-Headed Goddess Bastet, Faience
Menat of Taharqo: the King Being Nursed by the Lion-Headed Goddess Bastet, Faience
Menat of Taharqo: the King Being Nursed by the Lion-Headed Goddess Bastet, Faience

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