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title: Fragment of a Menat Necklace
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11141/fragment-of-a-menat-necklace/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Fragment of a Menat Necklace

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Fragment of a Menat Necklace](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11141.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11141.jpg)

## Image Caption

This [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) fragment (with [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) insoles) was part of a Menat (also Minet) necklace. On the right, a child-[god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/), wearing a rearing cobra (uraeus) on his head stands before the goddess Mut-Sekhmet-[Bastet](https://www.worldhistory.org/Bastet/). The child-god proffers a [sistrum](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sistrum/) to the goddess and holds a Menat as a symbol of appeasement. The goddess is seated and is associated with the god Re. The hieroglyphic signs mention the name of the vizier Harsiesi; he was a High Priest of [Amun](https://www.worldhistory.org/amun/) in [Thebes](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Thebes/) and ruled as an antagonist to the Libyan ruler Takelot I (of the 22nd Dynasty) in Lower [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). The central scene is flanked by plants of Upper and Lower Egypt (topped by their corresponding animal), representing their union. From Thebes, Egypt. [Third Intermediate Period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Third_Intermediate_Period_of_Egypt/), 22nd (Bubastite or Libyan) Dynasty, c. 870 BCE. It is on display at the Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany.

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, September 07). Fragment of a Menat Necklace. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11141/fragment-of-a-menat-necklace/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Fragment of a Menat Necklace." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 07, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11141/fragment-of-a-menat-necklace/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Fragment of a Menat Necklace." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Sep 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11141/fragment-of-a-menat-necklace/>.

## License & Copyright

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