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| Keywords: Egyptian - "Aegis" with the head of Sakhmet - Walters 57540 - Three Quarter.jpg The collars worn by both Egyptian men and women were composed of two main parts in front a broad collar called wesekh decorated with floral elements and a v-shaped counterpoise called menat falling behind the neck to balance the weight of the collar Such a combination was not only used as decoration but also as a ritual instrument by holding the menat in the hand and rattling the beads of the collar The three-dimensional depiction of wesekh and menat combined with a divine head became an important symbol The head of a feline goddess atop this model collar indicates that it is intended as a personification of her powers conveying in its decoration the ability of the lioness both to protect and to nourish the king Her dual nature is evoked by her stern and watchful face on the front side and by her representation as a mother suckling a young prince on the reverse This precious object may have been produced for someone of the royal family ca 900 750 BC Third Intermediate gold cm 6 8 6 6 6 8 accession number 57 540 39570 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1924 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 Mistress of House Mistress of Heaven Women in Ancient Egypt Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn; Cincinnati Art Museum Cincinnati 1996-1997 Highlights from the Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1998-2001 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian art in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Egyptian jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Egyptian aegis Works of the Egyptian third intermediate period Jewellery of the 22nd dynasty of Egypt | ||||
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