Menat necklace from Malqata

Creator Name

Cultural Context

Date

ca. 1390–1352 B.C.

Source

About the work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Music, menat, cat

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Title

Menat necklace from Malqata

Creator

Worktype

Cultural Context

Material

Faience, bronze or copper alloy, glass, agate, carnelian, lapis lazuli, turquoise

Dimensions

L. of counterpoise 14.7 cm (5 13/16 in.)

Technique

Language

Date

ca. 1390–1352 B.C.

Provenance

Rogers Fund, 1911

Style Period

New Kingdom

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Birket Habu Mound B 1, Private House B, MMA excavations, 1911–12, Malqata, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt

Source

Subjects

Musical Instruments

Topic

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Menat necklace from Malqata, ca. 1390–1352 B.C., Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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