Menat of Taharqo: the King Being Nursed by the Lion-Headed Goddess Bastet, Late Period, Kushite, Dynasty 25, 690–664 B.C., Possibly from Nubia; From Egypt and Sudan, Faience, h. 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in); w. 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in); th. 0.8 cm (5/16 in), This menat, or necklace counterpose, is decorated with a relief scene showing King Taharqo as a child nursed by a the goddess Bastet, implying his divine status. The delicate faience material indicates the menat was not meant for use as part of a menat necklace shaken in temple ceremonies, but rather might have been a temple donation or possibly intended for the pharaoh's burial
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