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Necklace counteroise with Queen Tiye as the goddess Hathor
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Menat (counterpoise)
Necklace counteroise with Queen Tiye as the goddess Hathor
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III
1390–1352 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Semna, Room R
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height x length x width: 13.8 x 4.5 x 0.2 cm (5 7/16 x 1 3/4 x 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number29.1199
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionUsed to keep heavy collars from sliding down the neck, this counterpoise (menat) is comprised of three images of the goddess Hathor. In the center is a standing figure of Hathor holding a was scepter; below is a roundel containing the image of Hathor as a cow, standing in a papyrus skiff. The menat is topped by the head of Hathor wearing the vulture wig and the horned solar disk.
ProvenanceFrom Semna: Room Q. 1928: excavated by the Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of the Sudan.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1928)
(Accession Date: January 1, 1928)