An Egyptian Faience and Stone Bead Necklace with Menet, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 - 19, ca. 1550 - 1187 BCE 12036981_xl 【Three Layer Design】Foldable 3-layer tray

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recurrent in Egyptian descriptions of the birth of the universe

Provenance: Private English collection acquired prior 2002

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An Egyptian Faience and Stone Bead Necklace with Menet, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 - 19, ca. 1550 - 1187 BCE 12036981_xl 【Three Layer Design】Foldable 3-layer trayThis full beaded necklace with counterpoise (menet) at the back to keep it in place, became popular during the New Kingdom. Symbolically, the necklace was associated with the goddess Hathor, the Great Menet, and her son Ihy and may have functioned as a medium to transmit her power. In many images, Hathor is shown offering the necklace to the King and the Queen. The menet appears to have been associated with such concepts of life, potency, fertility,