Menat counterpoise for attachment to the missing aegis of a goddess
Object type: Menat counterpoise for aegis of a goddess( Nebethetepet?)
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Third Intermediate Period–Late Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 22–26
Date: ca. 800–525 B.C.
Medium: Cupreous metal, gold inlay
Dimensions: H. 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.); W. 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.); D. 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1908
Accession year: 1908
Tags: Birds|Goddess