Necklace counterpoise with aegis of Sakhmet
New Kingdom, Ramesside
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.
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