Necklace counterpoise with aegis of Sakhmet
At the top of this menat, or necklace counterpoise, is the head of a lion-headed goddess, wearing a broad collar and crowned with a sun disk. A relief scene showing a lion-headed goddess seated on a throne and holding a papyrus scepter decorates the menat’s center section. This part is flanked on each side by a cobra wearing the Upper Egyptian crown. The bottom section features a rosette.
Artwork Details
- Title: Necklace counterpoise with aegis of Sakhmet
- Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
- Dynasty: Dynasty 19–20
- Date: ca. 1295–1070 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Faience
- Dimensions: H. 10 × W. 3.9 × D. 1 cm (3 15/16 × 1 9/16 × 3/8 in.)
- Credit Line: Gift of Lily S. Place, 1923
- Object Number: 23.6.54
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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